Can the gold taken by the wife after the khulʿ, which was given to her by the husband's family, be reclaimed, and does she have the right to demand the amounts she voluntarily contributed to household expenses?
The question involves two issues: The first is about khulʿ (divorce at the wife's instance) without compensation. If the husband pronounces khulʿ without specifying compensation, and he intends divorce, a revocable divorce occurs. If he does not intend divorce, nothing occurs, as compensation is a pillar of khulʿ. As for the gold a husband gives his wife, it falls into three categories. The second issue relates to expenses a wife incurs in her husband's house: if these were given as a donation, she has no right to reclaim them.
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