For How Much Can the Man Make Khula’?

1. If the man was at fault for the marital problems and subsequently khula’ was made, it is a major sin and haraam for him to take any money from the wife or make the khula’ in lieu of the unpaid mahr.
2. Furthermore, if in this case he takes any money for the khula’, it is haraam for him to use it.
3. If, however, the woman was at fault, then too the man should not take more than the mahr amount which he gave.
4. He should make khula’ in exchange of the mahr paid.
5. If he took in this second case more than the mahr amount, then however inappropriate, he is not sinful.

(Behshti Zewar)