The ruling on reclaiming the bridal gift in the case of divorce before consummation
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The questioner:
A man sent a message to you saying he wants to divorce his wife, and he has not consummated the marriage with her. How much of the bridal gift is he entitled to reclaim?
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
He wants to divorce his wife and has not consummated the marriage with her. How much of the bridal gift is he entitled to reclaim?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:237] This means a gift. You are entitled to half of what was stipulated for her. Yes.
A man sent a message to you saying he wants to divorce his wife, and he has not consummated the marriage with her. How much of the bridal gift is he entitled to reclaim?
The Shaykh:
Welcome.
The questioner:
He wants to divorce his wife and has not consummated the marriage with her. How much of the bridal gift is he entitled to reclaim?
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted said:
And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation
وَإِن طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً
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لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 30-06-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (12:33)
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