Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a man divorces his wife before touching her, and it is said to him that she has not become forbidden for you, and then he has intercourse with her on the basis of the first marriage, and the woman stays with the man for two years and gives birth to children, then they come to know that this woman had actually become forbidden for this man—what is the ruling? Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) replied: Separation will be established between the two; the man will give the woman half the dowry due to the first marriage, and the full dowry due to intercourse and consummation.

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man divorces his wife (before consummation) and then has intercourse with her thinking that he has the right to take her back, then the woman will receive the full dower.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a man divorces his wife (before consummation) and then has intercourse with her thinking that he has the right to take her back, then that woman will receive the full dowry and half.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) was asked: If a man marries a slave woman, then before consummation he sets her free, and according to Islamic law the woman is given the choice to accept or reject her husband, but she chooses separation from her husband, will she receive a dowry? He replied: She will not receive anything; she cannot obtain both her person and the dowry.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say that if a slave woman was married to a slave man, then she was set free, and after being freed she was given the choice, and she chose herself before consummation, then that woman will not receive a dowry and this will be an irrevocable divorce.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a man married his slave woman with a specified dowry, then she was set free before consummation, then she was given the option and she chose herself, the marriage will become void and the dowry will be returned to her husband.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man marries a slave woman, then before consummation she is set free, then according to Islamic law the woman is given the choice to accept or reject her husband, but if she chooses separation from her husband, then she will not receive the dowry.

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man marries a slave woman, then before consummation he sets her free, and then according to Islamic law the woman is given the choice to accept or reject the husband, but she chooses separation from the husband, then she will not receive anything.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man accuses his wife of adultery and then retracts his statement, it is not permissible for the woman to remain with that man. She should take the matter to the judge, and then either the prescribed punishment will be carried out on the man or there will be li'an (mutual cursing).

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a group retracts their statement, then both should remain together, and a person should seek forgiveness from Allah and resolve not to do so again.