Is it necessary to write a list of movables that includes furniture which has been bought, chandeliers, and gold, in addition to the deferred mahr that has been written?
Furniture and similar purchased items are, by default, the property of the purchaser, unless they were given to the wife as her mahr (dowry), or there was an agreement at the time of the marriage contract that they would be hers, or if custom dictates it. Documenting and registering a list of furniture as belonging to the wife is not obligatory, but it is preferable to do so. If the furniture was not part of the wife's mahr, nor stipulated in the marriage contract, nor established by custom, then it belongs to the husband, and he may dispose of it as he wishes. The deferred mahr (dowry) is a right of the wife, owed by her husband, and it does not lapse due to death or separation.
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