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Is the husband entitled to ask his wife to absolve him of the mahr (dowry) and the deferred mahr in the event of her non-compliance with the conditions agreed upon before marriage, or if she requests a divorce without cause, or if the husband insists on a divorce due to her disobedience and non-fulfillment of the conditions?

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If the wife requests a divorce without any harm inflicted upon her by the husband, he is not obligated to divorce her. He has the right to refuse divorcing her until she waives some or all of her rights, especially if she is disobedient (nashiz) or neglects her duties. However, if the husband divorces her without any compensation from her, she is entitled to all the rights of a divorced woman, and he has no right to withhold her deferred dowry or any other right she possesses.

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