so, according to both of these opinions, if he divorces her before consummation, he owes half the dower. However, this disagreement concerns a woman who is pregnant through intercourse mistakenly believed to be lawful, or by a master or a husband; in such a case, the marriage is invalid by agreement of the Muslims, and he owes no dower if he separates from her before consummation. As for a woman pregnant through fornication, the validity of her marriage is not in question.

The disagreement concerns a man who married her voluntarily. If, however, he was coerced into marrying her, the marriage is invalid according to the schools of al-Shāfi‘ī, Ahmad, and others.