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Should the husband record the amount of dowry he borrowed from his wife as 500,0 Yemeni Riyals, or should he record its equivalent in gold weight at the time of borrowing, which was 22 grams, knowing that the price of gold has significantly changed?

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If the currency of the debt collapses or its value significantly decreases, causing an injustice or harm to the creditor, the preponderant view is to consider the value in these exceptional cases. Accordingly, there is no objection to the husband writing a document for his wife stating the value of her debt, rather than its equivalent in the original currency. For example, he could write that he borrowed from her an amount equivalent to the value of 22 grams of gold.

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