To whom does the dower (mahr) belong if the master marries his Umm Walad?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Freeing Mothers of Children

Book 69 · Issue 9 · Bab 1

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If the master marries her, the dower belongs to him because it is analogous to her earnings, and her earnings belong to him.