The husband has to pay it as it is a debt to him. Mahr can be paid anytime, not at the time of divorce.If any parent of anyone is forcing any boy or a girl to marry, then this will be considered as a Haram and this marriage can not be done until the boy or a girl agrees to marry each other with free will. Forced marriages are Haram (Non-Permitted) in Islam.They even can add this clause to their Islamic Marriage Contract. Both the groom and the bride have equal rights to give a divorce.
What is the meaning of nikah in English?.
