Chapter: The Parting Gift (mutʿah) for a Divorced Woman

Every divorced woman is entitled to a consolatory gift (mutʿah), except for three categories: the wife separated through liʿān (mutual imprecation), the woman who obtains a khulʿ divorce, and the wife divorced before consummation after a dowry has been stipulated—for her, half of the dowry suffices. Whether the marriage was consummated or not is otherwise immaterial, and, according to Mālik, no distinction is made between a free man and a slave. Muslim and dhimmī wives are likewise on the same footing in this regard—except