The Ruling on Making the Teaching of the Qur'an a Bridal Gift
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Question:
This questioner says: The statement of the author confused me: “And if he gives her the teaching of the Qur'an as a bridal gift, it is not valid, but rather jurisprudence, literature, and permissible poetry that is known.”
Answer:
No, my brother, it is not confusing for you, because the Qur'an is not wealth. The bridal gift must be wealth, and the Qur'an is not wealth. That is why they said it is not valid. However, if he teaches her grammar, or teaches her rhetoric, or teaches her mathematics, that is wealth; that is a benefit. Musa (peace be upon him) married in exchange for shepherding sheep; that is a benefit that serves as a substitute for wealth. The operative cause in this is that the Qur'an is not considered wealth, because it is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), unlike other sciences, which are intended to be wealth. As for the Qur'an, it is not wealth, and wealth is not intended by it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: The statement of the author confused me: “And if he gives her the teaching of the Qur'an as a bridal gift, it is not valid, but rather jurisprudence, literature, and permissible poetry that is known.”
Answer:
No, my brother, it is not confusing for you, because the Qur'an is not wealth. The bridal gift must be wealth, and the Qur'an is not wealth. That is why they said it is not valid. However, if he teaches her grammar, or teaches her rhetoric, or teaches her mathematics, that is wealth; that is a benefit. Musa (peace be upon him) married in exchange for shepherding sheep; that is a benefit that serves as a substitute for wealth. The operative cause in this is that the Qur'an is not considered wealth, because it is the speech of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), unlike other sciences, which are intended to be wealth. As for the Qur'an, it is not wealth, and wealth is not intended by it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/120 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:42)
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