she is entitled to half the dower. If it is the wife who apostasizes, then when that occurs before consummation she is entitled to no dower, but if her apostasy takes place after consummation she is entitled to the full dower. Should both spouses apostasize together and then return to Islam, they remain upon their original marriage.

A male apostate is not permitted to marry a Muslim woman, a non-Muslim woman, or a female apostate; likewise, a female apostate may not be married by a Muslim, a non-Muslim, or a fellow apostate.

Whenever one of the spouses is Muslim, the child follows that parent’s religion. In the same way, if one of them embraces Islam while having a minor child, the child becomes Muslim by virtue of that parent’s Islam. If, however, one parent is from the People of the Book and the other is Zoroastrian, the child is deemed to follow the religion of the Book.

If a non-Muslim contracts a marriage without witnesses or during the waiting period permitted by his own faith, and such a marriage is valid in that religion, then the two subsequently accept Islam, the marriage is upheld as it stands. If, on the other hand, a Zoroastrian marries his own mother or daughter and they later embrace Islam, they are separated.

When a man has two free wives, he must allocate his nights between them equally, whether they are both virgins, both previously married, or one a virgin and the other not. If one wife is free and the other a slave-woman, the free wife receives two-thirds of the nights and the slave-woman one-third.

While travelling, the wives have no claim to a fixed share of nights; the husband may journey with whichever of them he wishes. It is preferable, however, for him to cast lots among them and travel with the one whose name is drawn. If a wife voluntarily waives her turn in favor of her co-wife, that is permissible, yet she retains the right to revoke her waiver.