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This is something people can agree to do, whether to pay it full in advance or to pay it full when they get married, or to consider it a debt to be paid later on or to divide it at the time of marriage and to be paid later on, which the vast majority of people think this is related to divorce when it is not as it is a debt on the husband to be paid once he is capable even if he is not going to divorce her.

QUESTION: Is maher mokadam and maher moakhar a bidah? like is there just supposed to be maher without splitting it?

Dowry | July 26, 2025 1:02 am
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QUESTION: The groom has refused dowry, but the bride’s family insists on gifting items out of love as she’s their only daughter. They ask the groom to buy what he can, and they’ll cover anything missing. If it’s not demanded and given willingly as a gift, it’s allowed for the groom to accept it, as long as there’s no pressure or obligation. Intent matters in Islam.
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QUESTION: My mehr is hajj + PKR 200,000. My ex-husband gave divorce last month. In-laws gave the 200,000 but said hajj doesn’t count. They are not paying hajj trip expenses and bullying me to return the gold they gave me on wedding as a gift. The Pakistani institute is not helping with fatwa of hajj as mehr. Can you please give me a fatwa which can help me secure my rights?