Reducing the Mahr and Its Effect on the Woman's Right
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some fathers marry off their daughter for one riyal, or for one hundred riyals, even though the suitor has wealth that would not be affected by a higher amount. He considers this to be in accordance with the Sunnah, which is reducing the mahr. This leads later to the husband looking down on his wife, thinking, "You are not worth a single riyal."
Answer:
This is a violation of her right. She has a right to a mahr at any time, according to her status, and her right should not be violated.
Honorable Shaykh, some fathers marry off their daughter for one riyal, or for one hundred riyals, even though the suitor has wealth that would not be affected by a higher amount. He considers this to be in accordance with the Sunnah, which is reducing the mahr. This leads later to the husband looking down on his wife, thinking, "You are not worth a single riyal."
Answer:
This is a violation of her right. She has a right to a mahr at any time, according to her status, and her right should not be violated.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 119 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/النكاح/أحاديث في النكاح/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:09)
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