What is the ruling if a husband claims he sought a single divorce for one thousand, but the wife claims she sought three divorces for one thousand, and he only issued one divorce?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Khul' (Redemption Divorce)

Book 38 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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Primary text

The separation is established based on the husband's admission. The statement of the woman is accepted regarding the falling away (cancellation) of the compensation.

Supporting text

According to the majority of jurists, one-third of the one thousand becomes obligatory upon her, based on their general principle that if a woman requests three divorces for a specific compensation and only one is issued, one-third of the compensation is due.