Women are also said to have faced discrimination in the courts, where the testimony of one man equals that of two women, and
in family and inheritance law.
[241] Polygamy is permitted for men,
[245] and men have a unilateral right to divorce their wives (
talaq) without needing any legal justification.
[246] A woman can only obtain a divorce with the consent of her husband or judicially if her husband has harmed her.
[247] In practice, it is very difficult for a Saudi woman to obtain a judicial divorce.
[247] With regard to the law of inheritance, the Quran specifies that fixed portions of the deceased's estate must be left to the
Qu'ranic heirs.
[248] Generally, female heirs receive half the portion of male heirs.
[248] A Sunni Muslim can bequeath a maximum of a third of his property to non-Qu'ranic heirs. The
residue is divided between
agnatic heirs
