What should be returned of the expenses and the engagement dress after the breaking of the engagement, knowing that the expenses were in the form of fruits, flour, and sugar, and the dress was worn once?
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Scholars have differed regarding the ruling on gifts and presents given by a suitor to his fiancée upon the dissolution of the engagement. The more likely view is that the suitor has the right to reclaim existing gifts that have not been consumed, such as a dress; he reclaims the item itself, not its value. As for food items that have been consumed, he has no right to their value, and for those that have been spoiled, he has no right to reclaim them. Both parties should be forgiving and mutually agreeable.
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