Meaning of mutat | Babel Free

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A compensation gift given to a woman when divorced or repudiated by her husband.

uncountable

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“Relying on Qur'an, Sura II, verse 236, Nasir (1990a, p. 144; 1990b, pp. 96-98) shows that the amount of mutat is a matter⟳ of goodwill and of custom.”

“Once it has had three steers, the new owner can 'cut⟳ the linkage' (mutat) by giving back an ox and six goats or so, depending on the practice in a particular area, and the original owner will give⟳ away the ox in exchange⟳ for another calf, which will create⟳ a new cattle lineage.”

“This is a ruling agreed upon by the Shi’ahs with the reservation that if the husband should die⟳ before consummation, without having specified a dower, nor set⟳ any portion for his wife in the contract, then nothing is due to her by way of dower or gift (mutat) (Ref. Al-Hilli, p. 21).”

“This argument confirms that in traditional Muslim jurisprudence the concept of some kind of compensation for the divorced Muslim wife, in the form⟳ of mata or mutat, was not unknown.”

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