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Is a man considered unjust towards his wife whom he divorced after one year without having children, especially since she was not content with the agreed-upon deferred dowry and the offered compensation (mut'ah), and demanded 70,000 pounds, and did not claim her rights after the expiration of her waiting period ('iddah)?

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The husband must pay the deferred dowry, which amounts to 5000 EGP, and it remains a debt upon him unless the wife waives it. As for the compensation (mut'ah), it is recommended but not obligatory, according to the more preponderant opinion, and its amount depends on the husband's financial capacity, based on the Almighty's saying: "And provide for them, he who is of ample means according to his means, and he who is restricted in means according to his means — a provision of good repute — a duty upon the doers of good" and His saying: "And for divorced women is a reasonable provision - a duty upon the righteous."

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