Is the wife entitled to claim the money she spent on her pregnancy and child, and the value of the gold she sold at the husband's request, and her deferred mahr upon khulʿ? And is the husband entitled to take the bedroom set and the amount he gave the wife to buy other furniture?
Disputes are resolved either through reconciliation or judicial ruling. The dowry is what was agreed upon in the contract. If the husband asks his wife to sell her gold to spend on the household, it becomes a debt upon him. The maintenance of a pregnant wife and a young child is obligatory upon the husband. If a woman spends on herself, her child, or her husband without intending it as a donation, she has the right to reclaim what she spent from him. If a woman requests khulʿ, the husband is not obligated to agree, and he has the right to stipulate the forfeiture of the dowry or part of it. However, if she requests divorce due to harm (ḍarar), she is entitled to her entire dowry if the harm is proven before the judge, and she is also entitled to maintenance during her ʿiddah (waiting period), and the list of movables and the jewelry (shabkah) if they were part of the dowry or if custom dictates so.
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