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If the husband is totally impotent and unable to penetrate, then his wife has the right to seek divorce through the Haakim Al-Sharee'ah who is the Marji' of Taqleed who gives the husband one year to treat himself. After one year, if husband is still unable to penetrate, then the Marje' of Taqleed issues an order of Faskh which mean nullifying the marriage.

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Bismihi ta'ala

Firstly, we should refrain from using the word dowry, because in English it is a payment given by the bride to her husband. 

Whereas, in Islam, it is from the groom to the bride, and not a payment, but a token and sign of loyalty and truthfulness, which is why in the Quran and Sunnah it is called "Sidāq". 

We also call it Mahr, and in English, we can call it bridal-gift or nuptial-gift. 

Once the marriage contract (nikah / 'aqd shar'i) is done, it becomes the husband's duty to fulfill the contract and what he comitted to. This obligation depends on the agreement the bride and groom had. Was there a clause in the contract, like dividing the mahr into "muqaddam" or immediate, and "mu`akhar", which is the deferred amount. 

Is the husband capable of giving it immediately. Has the wife demanded it? Can the husband give it in installments. These are different scenarios that could occur, so it would depend on the circumstance. 

Some cultures also have it to be given on the day of the nikah as well. 

So, from a shar'i perspective, it becomes wajib upon the husband to give the mahr that he agreed on, whenever it is demanded by the wife, whenever he is able to, and according to whatever agreement they had. 

And Allah knows best

Islam does organize the family life and the relationship between husband and wife but there no right for the husband to stop his wife from meeting her family or usual friends who don't harm her faith and behaviour. Working of the wife depends on its nature, so if her work does not prevent her husband from his rights as a husband, then it is allowed for her to work, and vice Versa.

Wassalam.

Mahr of temporary marriage is like the Mahr for permanent marriage. It can be an amount of money or an item e,g. a ring or a pen etc or a service e.g, teaching her Quran or driving or typing etc, on which both agree.

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