If the marriage contract was done but the dowry or mahar was not paid, this doesn’t affect the marriage as it is a DEBT with the husband.

When we were about to get married, my husband told me at the eve of our wedding that he exhausted his money and does not have the mahr. So I told them that he had already given me, so during the wedding the amount was just mentioned but he did not give me till date. I read somewhere that without mahr the marriage is invalid. What is the ruling now?

Fiqh of Marriage | September 18, 2014 2:49 am
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I need to know if a woman can be married to a man without having any physical relationship or any contact at all. I’ve been married to an impotent man who is also gay and not willing to change or get any sort of help. After 2 years of misery I want to get a divorce. Am I still entitled to my mahar? Is this nikkah even valid?