Is it permissible to defer the entire mahr or to divide it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the mahr the same as the sadaq? Because in our country, they impose on the woman an advance mahr and a deferred mahr. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. The mahr is what is paid to the wife in exchange for the marriage contract with her. It is permissible to pay it all at once, and it is permissible to defer all of it or part of it. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the mahr the same as the sadaq? Because in our country, they impose on the woman an advance mahr and a deferred mahr. Is this permissible?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible. The mahr is what is paid to the wife in exchange for the marriage contract with her. It is permissible to pay it all at once, and it is permissible to defer all of it or part of it. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3397] هل يجوز تأجيل المهر كله أو تقسيمه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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