What should a girl do whose marriage contract was religiously performed two years ago with a dowry of 5,000 Jordanian Dinars, and now the husband wants to divorce and claims the dowry was 3,000 Dinars, knowing that she has no proof of that?
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If consummation occurs, or a valid seclusion where intercourse is possible, the wife is entitled to the full Mahr (dowry). If neither of these takes place, she is entitled to half of the Mahr, based on the Almighty's saying: "And if you divorce them before you have touched them and you have already specified for them an obligation, then [give them] half of what you specified." In case of dispute over the amount of the Mahr, it is advisable to consult the competent authority, as scholars have differed on the ruling regarding this matter, and such disputes are resolved by the Sharia court.
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