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Al-Mughni by Ibn Qudama - Edited by Al-Turki
Volume 10 · Page 319

Translation · EN

is one of the two types of Khul', so the statement is that of the woman, like divorce upon wealth when they disagree regarding its amount. Furthermore, the woman is denying the increase in amount or description, so her statement is accepted based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "The oath is upon the defendant." As for mutual oaths in a sale, it is required for the rescission of the contract, whereas Khul' in itself is a rescission, so it cannot be rescinded. If he says, "I performed Khul' with you for one thousand," and she says, "Rather, someone other than me performed Khul' with you for one thousand on his own liability," she is separated, and the statement is hers in denying the compensation from her, because she denies it. If she says, "Yes, but my father or someone else guaranteed it for you," the one thousand is binding upon her due to her admission, and the guarantee does not absolve her liability. Likewise, if she says, "I performed Khul' with you for one thousand which my father will pay to you," because she acknowledged the one thousand and made a claim against her father, so her statement is accepted regarding herself but not another. If he says, "You asked me for one divorce for one thousand," and she says, "Rather, I asked you for three for one thousand, and you divorced me for one," she is separated by his admission, and the statement is hers regarding the lapse of the compensation. According to most jurists, one-third of the thousand is binding upon her, based on their principle that if she says, "Divorce me three times for one thousand," and he divorces her once, one-third of the thousand is binding upon her. If he performed Khul' with her for one thousand, and he claims it was in dinars, and she says, "Rather, it was dirhams," the statement is hers, for what we mentioned at the beginning of the section. If one of them says it was "Radiyah" dirhams, and the other says it was "absolute" (unspecified), the statement is hers, except for the narration mentioned by the Qadi, for the statement is the husband's in these two cases. If they agree on it being absolute, the thousand from the prevailing currency of the land is binding upon her. If they agree that they intended "Radiyah" dirhams, what they both intended is binding upon her.

Notes

(21) In A, B, and M: "the increase". (22) Its derivation was previously mentioned in: 6/525. (23) In B and M: "you performed Khul'". (24) In B and M: "Qiradah". Al-Radi bi-llah Ahmad bin Al-Muqtadir bi-llah, who was sworn into the Caliphate from the year 322 to the year 329 AH, was on the coinage. See: "Arab Coins and Numismatics" by Al-Karmali, 58, 125. (25) In A: "it is binding upon her". In B and M: "it is binding". (26) Omitted from: B, M.

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