Does the condition of a deferred dowry upon divorce mean that the deferred dowry becomes due if the husband initiates the divorce of his own accord, or does this include divorce through the court?

The jurists differed on the validity of deferring the mahr (dowry) to an unknown time. The fatwa (definition) (religious edict) leaned towards its invalidity, in which case the woman is entitled to a mahr al-mithl (a dowry equivalent to that of women of her status). However, Hanafī jurists permitted this, considering that the deferred mahr — until divorce or death — becomes due upon the occurrence of divorce, even if it was a revocable divorce and the husband took her back. So, upon the occurrence of the first divorce, she becomes entitled to it.