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Does the husband have the right to revoke the document relinquishing one-third of the marital home to his first wife in court without her knowledge, after he has had children from a second wife, especially given that the document was made to circumvent the condition of her consent to his second marriage in Iraqi law?

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If the wife has taken possession of her share of the house, it is considered a gift that cannot be revoked, based on the hadith: "Do not go back on your charity." However, before possession and taking hold of it, he may revoke his gift, as ownership in a gift is not established by the contract before possession.

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