During the aforementioned Friday sermon, Huzoore Anwer said regarding unfair demands:
“Regrettably, goodness is demanded of others but is not practiced by anyone. The situation in certain instances can be seen when nothing is said at the time of marriage and no condition is made, however the attitude after marriage becomes such as the above, some complaints are made in this regard. Wrong demands are made of the young woman’s family and if the response is not to their liking or the demands are not met, arguments, quarrels and strife ensue and the young woman is taunted. May Allah the Exalted give sense to such people and have mercy on them. No one other than someone foolish and oppressive who has wronged his own soul (because no one can be unjust to Allah the Exalted as one can be to people) will say something in this vein and will be wronging his soul. [Indeed], none other than an individual who has no insight or perception of the Divine attribute of Rububiyyat (quality of nurturing and sustaining), who is not aware of the numerous favours of our Lord and among these favours are His commandments by following which we can seek beneficence of the prayers that our Lord has taught us. Without this it is not possible.
“A prayer taught in three verses of Surah Al-Shu’ara is:
“‘My Lord, bestow wisdom on me and join me in the righteous; And give me a true reputation among posterity; And make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.’ (26:84-86)
“Listening to people who do not recognise their Lord and are devoid of sense there is only the prayer which Hazrat Ibrahim (on whom be peace) made for us that can be offered. We should always pray to our Lord for us to adopt and stay firm on wisdom and what is right and along with this we should try and pay attention to do good works, something which has been repeatedly enjoined to us by Allah the Exalted.”
(Friday sermon delivered on 1 December 2006 at Baitul Futuh, London)
In his address to ladies at Jalsa UK 2004, Huzoore Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) recited verse 20 of Surah Al-Nisa and after giving its translation, Huzoor explained as follows:
“Allah the Exalted commands you to treat women very well. Do not needlessly harass them for you have wedded them and they have left their families, parents, brothers and sisters. Fulfil their rights rather than look for excuses not to pay their rights. Do not make allegations against them and if your wife has property do not try to take advantage of it. There are many ways of taking advantage, one of which relates to outwardly wealth. Some husbands harass their wives so much that at times wives fall ill and develop mental health problems and then the husbands take advantage of the property. At times husband and wife do not get on and husbands try to make the situation such that wives seek 
(khula) so that husbands do not have to issue divorce and thus avoid paying haq mehr (dowry). This is also a way to appropriate financial advantage. They go on to harass the wife for long periods even though 
(haq mehr) is a woman’s right. Allah the Exalted states this is not justifiable in any way. Some husbands either simply seize the wife’s property or get their hands on it through deception. For example a house is bought with the wife’s money and somehow the wife is convinced to transfer it wholly or partially in the husband’s name. They become co-owners and after attaining ownership, the husband starts mistreating his wife. At other times after separation men take part of the house or there are men who stay at home and live off the earnings of their wives. It is stated that all these acts of men are wrong.
“Sometimes in the event of the death of the husband, the in-laws take possession of the property and the poor woman does not get anything and she is pushed out of the family and sent to her parents’ home. These are all cruel acts and are indeed unwarrantable. Islam tells us not to treat women in this manner. Which other religion proves to have gone so thoroughly into women’s rights? Islam alone gave women their rights.”
(Address to ladies delivered on 31 July 2004 at Jalsa Salana UK. Published in Al Fazl International 24 April 2015)
Huzoore Anwer also said the following concerning the subject:
“Every married man is a guardian over his family and it is his duty to take care of their needs. Man has been made the guardian. Providing for the family, to take care of children’s education, to meet all their educational needs and expenses, all these are responsibilities of the man. But it is regrettable that there are some men even in the Jama’at who, let alone provide for the family, ask their wives for money to meet their expenses although they have no right over the earnings of their wives. If a wife pays for some expenses, it is her favour on the husband.”
(Friday sermon delivered on 5 March 2004 at Baitul Futuh, London. Published in Al Fazl International 19 March 2004)