Is the suitor entitled to retrieve the dowry (50,000 Riyals) he paid to his fiancée after the engagement was annulled due to disagreements between them?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If she is still in the engagement period and the legal marriage contract has not been concluded, the fiancée is not entitled to any part of the Mahr (dowry).
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
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