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for any previous period1, she may have the marriage annulled; and if a well-off husband is away, has left her no maintenance, and she cannot secure it from his property or borrow it on his account, then she likewise has the right to dissolve the marriage with the judge’s permission.
(1) The words la fi al-madi (“not for the past”) appear in manuscripts A and J, but are absent from B, M, and from the commentary.
في الماضي١ فلها فسخ النكاح فإن غاب موسر ولم يدع لها نفقة وتعذر أخذها من ماله واستدانتها عليه فلها الفسخ بإذن حاكم.
١قوله: لا في الماضي وردت في "أ" و "ج" وخلت من "ب" و "م" والشرح.