Chapter on Divorce by Mutual Consent (Khul)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 16
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 16

Chapter on Divorce by Mutual Consent (Khul)

وَ سَأَلَهُ رِفَاعَةُ بْنُ مُوسَى: عَنِ اَلْمُخْتَلِعَةِ أَ لَهَا سُكْنَى وَ نَفَقَةٌ فَقَالَ "لاَ سُكْنَى لَهَا وَ لاَ نَفَقَةٌ " وَ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْمُخْتَلِعَةِ أَ لَهَا مُتْعَةٌ فَقَالَ "لاَ".
Rifa'ah ibn Musa asked Him عليه السلام about a woman who undergoes khulʿ (divorce initiated by the wife with compensation), whether she is entitled to housing and maintenance. Imam عليه السلام replied: "She has no housing and no maintenance." Imam عليه السلام was also asked whether a woman who undergoes khulʿ is entitled to any compensation (mutah). Imam عليه السلام said: "No."
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