English translation
The wife acquires defeasible ownership of the entire dower upon the mere conclusion of the contract, and it becomes vested upon consummation. She owns half of it upon divorce before consummation or the husband's apostasy from innate Islam before consummation.
Arabic original
تملك الزوجة المهر كاملاً بمجرد العقد ملكاً متزلزلاً، ويستقر بالدخول وتملك
نصفه بالطلاق قبل الدخول أو ارتداد الزوج عن فطرة قبل الدخول.Ask about this article
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