Where the Kabin-nama is silent on the question whether the dower is to be prompt or deferred, then according to Hanafi law,

A. The whole may be awarded as prompt

B. It has to be regulated by the custom or usage of the wife's family

C. In the absence of any proof of custom, one half is prompt and the other half is deferred

D. Either (A) or (B) or (C)

Answer: Option D