Section 5
Rights to dower not to be affected.
The Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and clarify the provisions of Muslim law relating to suits for dissolution of marriage by women married under Muslim law and to remove doubts as to the effect of the renunciation of Islam by a married Muslim woman on her marriage tie.
Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any right which a
married woman may have under Muslim law to her dower or any part thereof on the dissolution of her
marriage.