Is the husband's penetration, despite the wife's strong aversion and refusal, and her not allowing him to see her body, considered a legal consummation that necessitates financial support (nafaqa), dowry (mahr), and 'idda (waiting period), or is it an incomplete enablement (tamkeen) that does not obligate financial support, especially given the conflicting fatwas regarding the understanding of complete enablement, and what are the consequences of the wife's apostasy after consummation, and is it considered an annulment of the contract or an irrevocable divorce?
Proper seclusion with the contracted wife entails the confirmation of the entire mahr (dowry) and the obligation of the (waiting period). What occurred between the sister and her husband was consummation, not mere seclusion, and thus the aforementioned effects apply. As for maintenance (), it is not obligatory except upon complete enablement, which did not occur here. If a woman apostatizes and then repents before the end of her iddah, she is returned to her husband with the initial contract. However, if her iddah ends before her repentance, she is no longer under his marital authority. Nevertheless, he may renew the contract with her, even if it exceeds three times, based on the understanding that apostasy is a annulment () and not a divorce ().
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