What is the financial reckoning if maintenance was paid, but it later appears the husband had already died before those payments commenced?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Waiting Periods ('Iddah)
Primary text
If maintenance was paid, and it is later established that the husband had already died before that spending, the amount spent on her must be calculated against her inheritance share from the time of his death. If she inherits nothing, the debt remains upon her because she spent wealth she was not entitled to, which belonged to the heir.