When is the wife entitled to the deferred dowry stipulated in the contract upon the arrival of "the sooner of the two terms," which are divorce or death? To whom is it given if the wife dies? How is it paid if the husband dies? And is it true that the wife is entitled to it merely upon consummation unless she forgives her husband of it?

The Mahr (dower) is a right of the wife. If it has a specified term, she is not entitled to claim it before its due date. If the agreed-upon term in the contract is divorce or death, then the wife becomes entitled to it upon the occurrence of either. If the husband dies, the wife becomes entitled to the deferred Mahr upon his death and takes it from his estate, because it becomes due upon the death of either spouse. The term, however, is determined by what is explicitly agreed upon in the contract or by custom.