The Mahr if the Wife Dies Before the Wedding
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The questioner:
This questioner says: A man contracted marriage with a woman and paid her the full mahr, but she died before the wedding. What is the ruling on the mahr? Does he get it back?
The Shaykh:
He gets back half of it.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the criterion for establishing...
The Shaykh:
What is the question?
The questioner:
He says: A man contracted marriage with a woman and paid her the full mahr, but she died before the wedding. What is the ruling on the mahr? Does he get the mahr back?
The Shaykh:
The mahr is entirely hers. Death is not like divorce. If he paid her the mahr and then divorced her before consummation, he gets back half of it. But in the case of her death, the mahr remains hers and belongs to her heirs. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: A man contracted marriage with a woman and paid her the full mahr, but she died before the wedding. What is the ruling on the mahr? Does he get it back?
The Shaykh:
He gets back half of it.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the criterion for establishing...
The Shaykh:
What is the question?
The questioner:
He says: A man contracted marriage with a woman and paid her the full mahr, but she died before the wedding. What is the ruling on the mahr? Does he get the mahr back?
The Shaykh:
The mahr is entirely hers. Death is not like divorce. If he paid her the mahr and then divorced her before consummation, he gets back half of it. But in the case of her death, the mahr remains hers and belongs to her heirs. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-01-1439هـ — af.org.sa (54:00)
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