What is the wife's financial obligation if the marriage was valid but subsequently dissolved before consummation due to her apostasy or an act voiding the marriage?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Marriage

Book 35 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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If the marriage was deemed contracted but subsequently dissolved before consummation—such as through her apostasy or an act that invalidates the marriage, such as breastfeeding a minor wife of the husband—she owes the value of herself.