Signed judgment

1. This matter came before the Court on 11 October 2026 for final determination of the disputed domestic contribution balance of 6,000 AFN. The Court heard the testimony of the Plaintiff, Farzana Rahimi, and the Defendant, Hamid Rahimi, and reviewed the evidentiary records concerning contemporaneous telephone communications. Procedural Orders: Contempt of Court 2. Before considering the merits of the financial claim, the Court addresses conduct that disrupted the proceedings. 3. The Defendant, Hamid Rahimi, gave uncooperative and evasive testimony and deliberately refused to answer directly questions posed by the Court. 4. The Plaintiff, Farzana Rahimi, repeatedly interrupted the Defendant’s testimony, made repetitive and disruptive objections, and failed to heed judicial warnings concerning courtroom order. 5. Accordingly, Hamid Rahimi is found in contempt of court and assessed a fine of 1,000 AFN. Farzana Rahimi is also found in contempt of court and assessed a fine of 1,000 AFN. Each party shall pay the respective fine directly to the Court Clerk within seven calendar days of this order. These fines are punitive administrative penalties and shall not be commingled with or deducted from the civil household dispute. Findings 6. The parties entered into an express agreement requiring the Defendant to provide 6,000 AFN in cash for household expenses. 7. The Defendant paid, and the Plaintiff received, 2,000 AFN in cash. 8. The Defendant unilaterally purchased groceries worth 4,000 AFN for the household. The Plaintiff accepted and consumed the groceries out of immediate domestic necessity, but maintained that she had not agreed to accept them in place of the outstanding cash payment. Reasons 9. Under the applicable Sharia and civil contract principles, where the parties agree that an obligation is to be performed in a specific form, a debtor may not unilaterally substitute a non-cash commodity for cash without the creditor’s explicit, mutual consent. 10. The burden of proving that the Plaintiff agreed to modify the agreement and accept groceries in place of cash rests with the Defendant. He has not met that burden. The Defendant testified that he could not honestly remember whether the Plaintiff had agreed to the substitution or had reminded him that cash remained necessary for household bills. 11. The Plaintiff, by contrast, testified clearly that she notified the Defendant by text message that she still required the remaining 4,000 AFN in cash to pay outstanding household utility bills. The Defendant’s provision of groceries benefited the household, but those groceries could not pay the utility bills. The Plaintiff’s consumption of food out of domestic necessity does not establish consent to waive the cash debt. The grocery purchase therefore cannot be credited against the Defendant’s cash obligation. Order 12. The Defendant, Hamid Rahimi, remains liable to the Plaintiff for the outstanding cash balance of 4,000 AFN. 13. The Defendant shall pay a single lump sum of 4,000 AFN to the Court Clerk for immediate disbursement to the Plaintiff. Payment is due within 30 days of this order, with a final compliance date of 10 November 2026. 14. Failure to pay the 4,000 AFN debt or the separate 1,000 AFN contempt fine by the applicable deadline will result in immediate asset enforcement and further legal sanctions.