Medieval tahlil intermediaries could betray the hiring husband and keep the wife

Evidence

Men who want to bring about a reconciliation of this sort pay a fee to a blind man, or some other low person, in order that he should know the woman carnally, and afterwards testify publicly, and say that he wants to divorce her. If he does so, the first husband can reconcile her to himself. Sometimes, however, it happens that (the new spouses) suit each other, and say that they do not want to be separated; and then the first husband, with both his wife and his fee lost, is disappointed of his hopes. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 773 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The tahlil marriage could backfire when the intermediary declined to divorce his new wife. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 773; Even trusted intimates may rationally abuse trust under duress

Related

• The tahlil marriage could backfire when the intermediary declined to divorce his new wife. (similarity 0.95)

Broader Connections

• The tahlil marriage could backfire when the intermediary declined to divorce his new wife. #exemplifies (0.95) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 773
• Even trusted intimates may rationally abuse trust under duress #expands (0.72)