What is the ruling regarding the educational fee if a man divorces his wife before consummation without having taught her a Surah?

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If the divorce occurs before consummation without prior teaching, there are two scholarly positions. The first states that he owes her half the fee for teaching, as she has become a non-mahram woman, and thus the potential for *fitnah* (temptation/strife) in teaching her is feared. The second position permits him to teach her from behind a screen without seclusion, similar to how it is permissible to hear her voice during business transactions.