Does the suitor deserve the money or gold he paid as an advance dowry to his fiancée, with which she bought gold, after the engagement is broken off and before two years have passed, taking into account the fluctuating price of gold?
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If it is agreed that the gold is an expedited Mahr (dowry), then if the engagement is annulled, the suitor has the right to reclaim the entire Mahr. If the Mahr was a gold amount agreed upon, and he gave them money to purchase it as an agency, then if the engagement is annulled before they purchase the gold, he has the right to reclaim the money paid. However, if they have already purchased the gold, then he is entitled to the gold itself, not the money.
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