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In the event of a divorce, is the husband obligated to pay his wife the price of the gold jewelry (shabka) that he sold to supplement the cost of the ownership apartment, in addition to the deferred mahr and alimony?

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The jewelry (Shabka) is part of the Mahr (dowry) and is an exclusive right of the wife. It is her right to reclaim her gold if she demands it, whether she is divorced or not. The restitution should be made by giving gold equivalent to it or its value at the time of restitution. However, if the wife gifted it to her husband as a pure donation, she does not have the right to revoke her gift according to the majority of scholars, while some scholars hold that she does have the right to revoke it.

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