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and if her husband ruptures it and then divorces her before consummation, he is liable only for one-half of the stipulated dower—if any was named—otherwise she receives the consolation gift (mutʿa).
It is not lawful to arrange a new marriage for a woman whose present union is irregular until it has been dissolved; if the husband refuses to dissolve it, the judge annuls it⦗1⦘.
(1) In manuscript M the reading is *faskhuha* (“its annulment”).
الزوج ثم طلق قبل الدخول لم يكن عليه إلا نصف المسمى إن كان وإلا فالمتعة.
ولا يصح تزويج من نكاحها فاسد قبل الفرقة فإن أباها الزوج فسخه١ الحاكم.
١ في "م" "فسخها".