ENACTMENT NO. 5 OF 1956 ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW OF THE RELIGION OF ISLAM ENACTMENT 1956
PART VI - MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Section 130. Gift to divorced wife.
A woman who has been divorced by her husband may apply to a Kathi for a consolatory gift, or matta'ah, and the Kathi may after hearing the parties order payment of such sum as may be just and in accordance with the Law of the Religion of Islam.