In India and Pakistan there is custom of marriage named JAHEZ.JAHEZ mean all house hold luggage which was given to groom by the parent of bride.Some people says it is sunnah of prophet because prophet also give JAHEZ to his daughter Fatima.IS JAHEZ SUNNAH OF OUR HOLLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD PBUH.

Dowry, Q&A / Fatwas
29 May

This is not from the sunnah. It is the responsibility of the man.

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When mahr should be given to bride?

Dowry
18 Feb

There isn’t any specific time for giving it.

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Can’ a christian women ask for mahr?Or mahr is just for muslim women?

Dowry
13 Feb

Mahr is the right of a woman, Muslim or Christian.

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Who sets the mahr, the man or the woman, or the woman’s father?

Dowry
13 Feb

It is an issue of agreement between the parties. The father demands an amount and the groom to be either accepts or negotiates.

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What will be the appropriate marriage dowry for a woman according to the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him?my parents had suggested that the Groom to pay amount in dhs15,000 and he should furnished the apartment is that ok…?

Dowry
13 Feb

There isn’t anything in the Sunnah limiting the dowry to an amount of money. It depends on the country and the person paying that money. In the Gulf, 15,000 is average or a bit below average. The groom has to pay for everything such as the house and furnishing it. Therefore, it is OK to […]

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Is it permissible for a woman to completely forgive her Mahar at the time of nikah, by her complete will? In that case, if later she takes Khulaa from her husband, how will she return the Mahar if she hadn’t taken anything?

Dowry
13 Feb

If she forgives her husband from the mahar, when she files for divorce, the husband may ask for some money but not for the mahar as he had received it. He may ask for some compensation. He shouldn’t ask for the gifts or for what he had spent on his wife but he may ask […]

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I want to ask if one hasn’t yet paid the dowry can he visit his wife in her parent’s house?

Dowry
13 Feb

If the marriage contract was done but the dowry or mahar was not paid, this doesn’t affect the marriage as it is a debt with the husband. They are legally married and he can be with her in her parents’ house.

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Im getting married next month.my inlaws have decided a maher(dowry) for me which is meher_e-fatimi.may be mahr of our prophets daughter.we dont know that.could you plz tel us what is that?

Dowry
13 Feb

There isn’t anything as such to my knowledge. The dowry should be as the norm in your community. It shouldn’t be a lot and it shouldn’t also be too little as the woman should benefit from it.

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Can the bride ask for as much dowry(haq mehr) as she wants in islam? Or the husband can give as much as he wants to?

Dowry
13 Feb

The woman can ask before the marriage, whatever she wants as her Mahr. The man has the right to accept and continue with the marriage or refuse and leave.

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I decided to divorce my wife because she decided to visit her ex husband in the hospital.I told her this is against our religion, but she claimed that Islam says that we should help others,is she right? Is that a reason to divorce her knowing she is new convert?

Dowry
13 Feb

  It is wrong from your wife to visit her x-husband. This is not acceptable neither in Islam nor in common sense as he is a total stranger to her. Divorcing her is something you have to decide whether it was wrong or not. If she insisted on going to him even though you told […]

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