Is maintenance due for a day if the wife dies on that same day after payment?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Maintenance (Nafaqāt)

Book 46 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If maintenance for a day is delivered to the wife, and she dies within that day, the husband is not entitled to reclaim it because he has fulfilled his obligation by delivering what was due.