What are the rights of a wife who requests a khulʿ (divorce by mutual consent), and do these include gold and the deferred dower, knowing that she has not received part of the deferred dower mentioned in the contract? And can the husband demand the gold, the waiver of the deferred dower, the wedding expenses, the value of the wedding dress, the reception, and request additional money to marry another woman, if the wife requests a divorce and refuses the khulʿ?

The right of the woman who seeks khul' (divorce at the wife's instance, usually for a consideration paid by her) to the mahr (dower) is forfeited only to the extent that she has waived it in return for the khul'. She is not required to return the entire mahr, but she may seek khul' by returning a part of it or even more than it. The mahr refers to what was agreed upon at the time of the marriage contract, whether written or not, and it includes gold and other valuables, as well as both the immediate and deferred portions. As for wedding expenses, they are not part of the mahr. If the wife requests a divorce without harm [being inflicted upon her], the husband is not obligated to grant her request, and he may refuse to divorce her until she returns what he paid to her. It is preferable that he does not take more than the mahr.