To whom is the Mahr due when a man forces a woman into Zina?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the coerced woman was free, the Mahr due from the perpetrator belongs to her. If the coerced woman was a slave (amah), the Mahr belongs to her master.