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Is the husband entitled to claim the mahr after the wife's family requests a divorce, knowing that he has not consummated the marriage and has incurred financial losses in furnishing the apartment, and how is the divorce to be carried out in this case?

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A woman is not permitted to seek a divorce without a legitimate reason, nor are her family members allowed to incite her to do so. If the wife requests a divorce without cause, the husband may refuse to divorce her until she waives her right to the Mahr (dowry), or he may divorce her without compensation. If he divorces her without stipulating the waiver of the Mahr, then she is entitled to half of the agreed-upon Mahr.

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