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Mahr of a woman who was divorced before the nikaah was consummated

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Q: I gave divorced to my wife after four months of nikah without consummating the nikaah? How much mahr should be paid to her?

Bismillaah

A: If you had stipulated an amount then you should give her half the stipulated amount.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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