Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces) Chapter: The Issue that Completes Mahr (dower) عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ الْ٠َسَّ كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ ٠ِنْهَا إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَ٠ِعْهَا أَ لَهَا عِدَّةٌ فَقَالَ ابْتُلِيَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلا٠) بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ( عليه السلا٠) إِذَا أَغْلَقَ بَاباً وَ أَرْخَى سِتْراً وَجَبَ الْ٠َهْرُ وَ الْعِدَّةُ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), had faced such a condition and his father, Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), said, ‘When doors are closed and curtains are pulled down mahr (dower) and waiting period become necessary.’” Ibn abu ‘Umayr has said that Ahadith are not the same about this issue if mahr (dower) is complete or not. Certain ones have said that it is one-half of mahr (dower) and it means that a judge rules according to apparent condition of a case.

When the doors are closed and curtains are pulled down mahr (dower) becomes obligatory. It is up to her when she knows before Allah that he has not touched then she deserves only half of mahr (dower).’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (21/186))