44. QUESTION: If a person hath, for example, a hundred túmans, payeth the Ḥuqúq on this sum, loseth half the sum in unsuccessful transactions and then, through trading, the amount in hand is raised again to the sum on which Ḥuqúq is due—must such a person pay Ḥuqúq or not?
ANSWER: In such an event the Ḥuqúq is not payable.
45. QUESTION: If, after payment of Ḥuqúq, this same sum of one hundred túmans is lost in its entirety, but [pg 121]subsequently regained through trade and business dealings, must Ḥuqúq be paid a second time or not?
ANSWER: In this event as well, payment of Ḥuqúq is not required.
46. QUESTION: With reference to the sacred verse, "God hath prescribed matrimony unto you", is this prescription obligatory or not?
ANSWER: It is not obligatory.
47. QUESTION: Supposing that a man hath wed a certain woman believing her to be a virgin and he hath paid her the dowry, but at the time of consummation it becometh evident that she is not a virgin, are the expenses and the dowry to be repaid or not? And if the marriage had been made conditional upon virginity, doth the unfulfilled condition invalidate that which was conditioned upon it?
ANSWER: In such a case the expenses and the dowry may be refunded. The unfulfilled condition invalidateth that which is conditioned upon it. However, to conceal and forgive the matter will, in the sight of God, merit a bounteous reward.
48. QUESTION: "A feast hath been enjoined upon you..." Is this obligatory or not?
ANSWER: It is not obligatory.