The bridal gift of the woman married before consummation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man marries a woman but does not consummate the marriage, is she entitled to any part of the bridal gift?
Answer:
She is entitled to half of the specified amount. If he contracted the marriage with her and specified a bridal gift for her, then divorced her before consummation, she is entitled to half of the specified amount on which the marriage was contracted, which is half of the specified amount[Al-Baqarah 2:237] [Al-Baqarah 2:237]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man marries a woman but does not consummate the marriage, is she entitled to any part of the bridal gift?
Answer:
She is entitled to half of the specified amount. If he contracted the marriage with her and specified a bridal gift for her, then divorced her before consummation, she is entitled to half of the specified amount on which the marriage was contracted, which is half of the specified amount
And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give] half of what you specified - unless they forego
وَإِن طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ إِلَّا أَن يَعْفُونَor the one in whose hand is the marriage contract foregoes it
أَوْ يَعْفُوَ الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّكَاحِ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (40:01)
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