Can an agent for the husband release the wife from a debt owed to him or absolve her of responsibility?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of the Wedding Feast

Book 37 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

The wife is not absolved if the husband's agent releases him from a debt or absolves the wife, because the agents are authorized concerning matters related to reconciliation (Islah), not the waiver of rights.