Dowry

QUESTION: Is it a must for the guardian of the girl to know the mahr for marriage. What if girl wants something of less value as it’s her marriage but the father wants high value expensive. How can we surpass this? Does the mahr need to have witnesses?

Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage

11 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, her father (guardian) needs to know the mahr and this must be registered in the marriage contract and the witnesses must also know about it.

QUESTION: In my culture when two want to get married, the man MUST pay a ‘maal’. Which is money that he has to pay to the girl’s family in order to marry her. Is this permissible? From our knowledge, this is haram. I want to get married to this man, but my parents say I can’t since he isn’t willing to pay a ‘maal’. Also, what should I do in this situation?

Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage

08 Jun

ANSWER: The question is not clear A man must pay a mahar also known as sadaq which is a dowry he has to give for his bride. He is not obliged to give anything to the girl’s family. They have no right to demand any such thing from him However, if this is a cultural […]

QUESTION: I discussed my mehr with my husband prior to my nikah, and I included a condition along with the sum he was paying. He agreed and promised to provide me anything I asked for in the future within his boundaries, so I took his word on it. However, since we kept it between us, and it wasn’t recorded in writing, is it still valid? What if he denies that now?

Dowry

23 May

ANSWER: This is not how mahr is decided You both must agree to an amount for mahr and it cannot be ambiguous like this. Also the witnesses must testify such conditions.

QUESTION: I know dowry is haram. What should a man do if he realizes mistake after 10 or 20 years?.. should he return the dowry back?

Dowry

04 Jan

ANSWER: Yes, he should return it back

QUESTION: my father gave my mother ( his 2nd wife ) a property before he married her as a gift because of wish of my maternal grandfather cuz my grandfather had trust issues with my father. The gift was a in a sense collateral if things went wrong (like my father leaving my mother etc ). When the gift was given, he was not married to my mother. They were totally non mehram. Does my father should also g

Dowry

17 Nov

ANSWER: A man is not obliged to be fair when he marries another woman and gives her a mahr! So if she demands a house or a property and he writes that to her, the first wife doesn’t have the right to demand a similar property.

QUESTION: I have heard women asking for verses of Quran as their haq mahar. (sidaaqa in Arabic i guess) I wanted to ask if i can demand from my husband to be that ” You cannot neglect Salah intentionally at any cost plus you have to read the Quran daily with translation , even if it’s one verse” The only intention is to bring my life partner closer to Allah ( SWT) Is it legit to ask??

Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage

12 Nov

ANSWER: This is permissible to ask as a condition in marriage but not as a dowry.

QUESTION: In the past my father bought my mother gold. I know that she has to give him back his dowry, when she wants to divorce him. But does my mother need to give him back the gold he used to buy her, besides the dowry?

Divorce, Dowry, Khula

06 Oct

ANSWER: She must only return the mahr (dowry) if she’s taking khula and not any other gifts given by him.

QUESTION: Im married the second time. We made a marriage contract including a mahr. Now my husband says that because I was married before I couldn’t ask for a mahr because mahr is only for woman who get married the first time. Is this true?

Dowry

30 Sep

ANSWER: This is absolutely false! He must give you your mahr or you can take him to court! What kind of a cheap husband who would agree to pay mahar then backs out with such a baseless justification?

QUESTION: Can the mahr be paid in installments, or is it necessary to pay the full amount at once?

Dowry

12 Jul

ANSWER: No problem if the wife agrees to this voluntarily, without any pressure from anyone. However, this is a debt on the husband and he must pay it off as per the agreement.

QUESTION: During the nikah the mahr amount was written but never discussed when it will be given. It might have been my father’s negligence or a blind trust that it will be given soon . My husband never even brought the word mahr on his tongue even after 3 years of marriage. After asking for it recently he felt offended and he says he has the funds ready but making excuses and not making any time commitmen

Dowry

08 Jun

ANSWER: This is your right and you can always ask him for it and get a commitment from him. If he still delays it, you can threaten him to speak to his parents or even take him to court.

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