▁about ▁the ▁perm iss ibility ▁and ▁manner ▁of ▁de fer ring ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁ma hr . ▁ ▁Islam ic ▁juris pr ud ence ▁has ▁clear ▁guidance ▁on ▁handling ▁of ▁ma hr ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁divor ce , ▁depending ▁on ▁who ▁asks ▁for ▁the ▁divor ce ▁and ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁inter course ▁occurred . ▁If ▁the ▁husband ▁asks ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce ▁and ▁inter course ▁has ▁occurred , ▁he ▁pays ▁full ▁ma hr ; ▁if ▁the ▁husband ▁asks ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce ▁and ▁the ▁inter course ▁has ▁not ▁occurred , ▁the ▁husband ▁pays ▁half ▁the ▁d ower ; ▁if ▁the ▁wife ▁asks ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce ▁and ▁inter course ▁has ▁occurred , ▁the ▁husband ▁pays ▁half ▁the ▁ma hr ; ▁and ▁if ▁the ▁wife ▁asks ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce ▁and ▁inter course ▁has ▁not ▁occurred , ▁then ▁no ▁ma hr ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁the ▁husband . ▁ ▁Modern ▁era ▁ ▁Leg al ▁transformation ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁modern ▁era , ▁sh aria - based ▁laws ▁were ▁widely ▁replaced ▁by ▁stat utes ▁based ▁on ▁European ▁models , ▁and ▁its ▁classical ▁rules ▁were ▁largely ▁retained ▁only ▁in ▁personal ▁status ▁( family ) ▁laws . ▁D ifferent ▁explan ations ▁have ▁been ▁proposed ▁for ▁this ▁phenomen on . ▁Several ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁because ▁these ▁laws ▁are ▁more ▁extens ively ▁specified ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁and ▁had ith ▁than ▁others , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁difficult ▁for ▁bel ie vers ▁to ▁accept ▁devi ating ▁from ▁these ▁rules . ▁In ▁contrast ,