Under the Shia personal-law doctrine of muta, what is the husband's relinquishment of the unexpired…

A fixed-term muta ends when the term expires. The husband may end it sooner by hiba-i-muddat, the gift of the remaining term.

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Under the Shia personal-law doctrine of muta, what is the husband's relinquishment of the unexpired term called?

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A fixed-term muta ends when the term expires. The husband may end it sooner by hiba-i-muddat, the gift of the remaining term.

Option A

Talaq is ordinary repudiation and does not name the gift of the remaining term.

Option B

Hiba-i-muddat is the gift or relinquishment of the unexpired term.

Option C

This expression refers to delegated talaq, a different concept.

Option D

Iddat is a waiting period and does not name the act of relinquishment.