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What is the wife’s rightful share of gold: Is it what the husband brought as a dowry (shabka), or what is written in the movable property list, especially since the husband believes that her right to claim the gold is only upon divorce?

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It appears that what is written in the list is a debt owed by the husband to his wife, representing a deferred part of the dowry. If the spouses did not agree on a specific due date for paying the gold mentioned in the list, then the husband is not obligated to pay it except upon separation, in accordance with custom and tradition.

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