If he finds it difficult to pay the immediate mahr, she has the right to annul the marriage, even after consummation, but only a judge can annul it.

The Shaykh : Then the author said: "If he finds it difficult to pay the immediate mahr, she has the right to annul the marriage, even after consummation, but only a judge can annul it." If he finds it difficult to pay the immediate mahr, meaning, for example, he was a wealthy man and the mahr was due immediately, and she had already handed herself over to him. The discussion here is not about the handover itself, but about the annulment. Then, a calamity struck that swept away all his wealth, so he found it difficult to pay the mahr. Does she have the right to annul? The author says she has the right to annul, but only the judge can annul it. The reason she has this right is that the consideration was not received, which is the mahr, the consideration for the enjoyment of the marriage. So she has the right to annul. And Allah knows best.