Determining the Mahr by the Tribe and Taking the Excess from It
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Question:
May Allah do you good. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a tribe to set the mahr, for example, at twenty-five thousand riyals, such that if more than that is paid, the tribe takes the excess amount and places it in the tribe’s fund, which is used to pay for the needs of those in need?
Answer:
If they agree to this and there is no injustice to the woman, then there is no harm in it. Fatwas have been issued on this matter: if they agree on a suitable mahr, a suitable and moderate mahr that does not wrong the woman or harm the husband, they are bound by it, because this is in the interest of the women. Yes.
May Allah do you good. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a tribe to set the mahr, for example, at twenty-five thousand riyals, such that if more than that is paid, the tribe takes the excess amount and places it in the tribe’s fund, which is used to pay for the needs of those in need?
Answer:
If they agree to this and there is no injustice to the woman, then there is no harm in it. Fatwas have been issued on this matter: if they agree on a suitable mahr, a suitable and moderate mahr that does not wrong the woman or harm the husband, they are bound by it, because this is in the interest of the women. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-47-منهج أهل السنة والجماعة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (40:52)
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