What is the ruling if the husband initiates Khul' upon his wife in exchange for an amount equal to half the total dower owed from her debt?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Dowry (Mahr)

Book 36 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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The Khul' is valid, and the entire dower obligation is extinguished. Half of the dower is settled by set-off (Muqassah) against the consideration for the Khul' that is in her debt to him, and the other half is cancelled by the divorce itself.