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Is the fiancée, whose marriage contract has been concluded but not consummated, entitled to annul the contract and receive her rights, based on the harm she has suffered from her fiancé's behavior, which changed after the engagement, as he began to neglect her, control her, and demand that she quit her job and delete her female friends from social media?

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The aforementioned matters do not justify annulment of the marriage or divorce due to harm. If annulment occurs before consummation due to the wife, she is not entitled to any dowry. It is advisable to reach an understanding with the husband and counsel him to fear Allah, exhibit good character, and avoid befriending foreign women. If this does not prove effective, mediation by wise individuals can be attempted. If that also fails, and the wife feels she cannot accept him, she may seek a khulʿ (divorce at the wife's instance) by waiving her right to the dowry. However, if he has consummated the marriage with her and harmed her, or if he abstains from consummation and leaves her in limbo, she may refer her case to the judiciary for a ruling on separation due to harm.

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