ANSWER: In each case at any time antipathy occurreth, the year of patience beginneth on that day, and the year must run its full course. 41. QUESTION: The residence and personal clothing of the deceased have been assigned to the male, not female, offspring, nor to the other heirs; should the deceased have left no male offspring, what is to be done? ANSWER: He saith, exalted be He: "Should the deceased leave no offspring, their share shall revert to the House of Justice..." In conformity with this sacred verse, the residence and personal clothing of the deceased revert to the House of Justice. 42. QUESTION: The ordinance of Ḥuqúqu’lláh is revealed in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. Is the residence, with the accompanying fixtures and necessary furnishings, included in the property on which Ḥuqúq is payable, or is it otherwise? ANSWER: In the laws revealed in Persian We have ordained that in this Most Mighty Dispensation the residence and the household furnishings are exempt—that is, such furnishings as are necessary. 43. QUESTION: Concerning the betrothal of a girl before maturity. ANSWER: This practice hath been pronounced unlawful by the Source of Authority, and it is unlawful to announce a marriage earlier than ninety-five days before the wedding. 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 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. 49. QUESTION: Concerning the penalties for adultery, sodomy, and theft, and the degrees thereof. ANSWER: The determination of the degrees of these penalties rests with the House of Justice.