On the verse: "Unless they forgo it, or the one in whose hand is the marriage contract forgoes it"

Shurayh, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", said: It refers to the husband.

Sa'id bin Jubayr, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie" [Al-Baqarah: 237], said: It refers to the husband.

Mujahid, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", said: It refers to the husband. "Unless they (the women) forgo it" means that the woman returns her share. "Or the one in whose hand is the marriage tie forgoes it" means that the husband pays the dowry in full.

Ibrahim reported from Shurayh that, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "or the one in whose hand is the marriage tie forgoes it", he said: It refers to the husband.

The same is also reported through al-Sha'bi from Shurayh, and from al-Dahhak, who said: It refers to the husband.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "unless they (the women) forgo it, or the one in whose hand is the marriage tie forgoes it", said: It refers to the husband. If the woman wishes, she may forgo the dowry and take nothing of it, and if she wishes, they may divide it half and half.

Nafi' bin Jubayr divorced his wife before consummating the marriage and gave her the full dowry, and he said: I am more entitled to give more.

Muhammad bin Ka'b, explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", said: It refers to the husband; he may give more.

Nafi' said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband. And it is the woman whose husband divorces her before consummating the marriage: if the woman wishes, she may forgo half of the dower, and if the man wishes, he may give the remaining half and so pay the full dower.

Shurayh said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Al-Sha'bi said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Tawus and Mujahid said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the guardian (wali). Sa'id bin Jubayr said that it refers to the husband. The two of them spoke with Sa'id about this, and both of them came round to Sa'id's view.

Sa'id said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Muhammad bin Ka'b said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Shurayh said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Shurayh said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Al-Dahhak said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.

Mujahid said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "unless they (the women) forgo it, or the one in whose hand is the marriage tie forgoes it", that it refers to the husband.

Sa'id bin Jubayr and Mujahid said, in explaining the verse of the Qur'an "the one in whose hand is the marriage tie", that it refers to the husband.