Khula is a concept in Islamic law that refers to a womans right to seek a divorce from her husband. It is a procedure based on traditional jurisprudence that allows a Muslim woman to initiate the dissolution of the marriage by requesting it from her husband or through the intervention of a religious authority, such as a judge or an imam. Khula is different from talaq, which is initiated by the husband. In a khula divorce, the wife seeks to dissolve the marriage by offering a financial settlement or returning her dowry to the husband. The husbands consent is not required for khula to be valid. The underlying principle behind khula is to provide a way for women to dissolve a marriage in cases where there is an irreconcilable breakdown or where the continuation of the marriage is causing harm or hardship to either party. It aims to protect the rights and welfare of women within the framework of Islamic law.

The Islamic khulʿ procedure has also been used by some Egyptian Christian women to obtain a no-fault divorce, and it is considered by some as an opportunity for their empowerment vis-à-vis patriarchal institutions. The procedure has been adopted by Egypt in 2000, allowing a Muslim woman to divorce her husband without any fault. The law is so strict that only 126 women out of 5,000 women who applied for khul were actually granted. As a condition of the divorce, the woman renounces any financial claim on the husband and any entitlement to the matrimonial home.

Islamic divorce laws can vary across countries and cultural contexts, and interpretations may differ among scholars.