What is the ruling on agreeing to pay a sum of money to everyone who gets married?
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Question:
They say: We are a tribe, and we pay one hundred riyals to the one who gets married. This is a well-known agreement, and the one who does not pay this amount is not present and does not participate in his marriage. Is it permissible to go against this regarding the delay? And are such agreements permissible?
Answer:
This is invalid. Compelling people, meaning compelling them to pay this, is invalid.[Al-Baqarah 2:188] As for giving it willingly, there is no harm. If they give it out of their own free will and choice, there is no harm. But if they are compelled to do so, there is no right in that.
They say: We are a tribe, and we pay one hundred riyals to the one who gets married. This is a well-known agreement, and the one who does not pay this amount is not present and does not participate in his marriage. Is it permissible to go against this regarding the delay? And are such agreements permissible?
Answer:
This is invalid. Compelling people, meaning compelling them to pay this, is invalid.
And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly
وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاتفاق على دفع مبلغ من المال لكل من يتزوج؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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