In Qatari family law, an innovative (bid'i) divorce is not valid, and the divorced woman is entitled to maintenance (mut'ah). What is the ruling if the husband claims no sexual contact during a period of purity and the wife claims sexual contact, and is the divorced woman entitled to maintenance if her husband divorces her and then takes her back during her 'iddah (waiting period)?

If the spouses disagree about the touching of the pure woman (tuhur) after divorce, it appears that the husband's statement takes precedence, based on Al-Suyuti's saying: "If the spouses disagree about intercourse, the statement of the one who denies it is accepted, acting on the principle of non-existence." As for the consolatory gift (mut'ah), it is not obligatory for a woman divorced revocably (raj'i) until after her waiting period ('iddah (definition)) has ended. If the husband takes her back before that, she is not entitled to the mut'ah. Disputes regarding this should be referred to the Sharia (definition) court.