The Ruling on the Mother's Right in Wedding Occasions
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: It has become common in some wedding occasions nowadays for what is called the "mother's right." Is there anything established from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this? It is the money given to the mother of the bride, and it has become a widespread custom at this time.
Answer:
The family and the matter of gifts and the matter of… It is not obligatory and not binding. It is merely a choice. The choice of the groom. If he wishes, he gives and expresses it, and if he wishes, he does not. As for the mahr, it is the right of the woman, the wife. The mother has no share of it except what she permits her to have.
Unlike the father, for the father has the right to take from the mahr of his daughter. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 2770. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) his daughter, and the mother does not take from the mahr of her daughter except with her consent.
As for if he marries his daughter and gives her a gift or provides for her from the perspective of good treatment, there is no harm in that, as for
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: It has become common in some wedding occasions nowadays for what is called the "mother's right." Is there anything established from the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this? It is the money given to the mother of the bride, and it has become a widespread custom at this time.
Answer:
The family and the matter of gifts and the matter of… It is not obligatory and not binding. It is merely a choice. The choice of the groom. If he wishes, he gives and expresses it, and if he wishes, he does not. As for the mahr, it is the right of the woman, the wife. The mother has no share of it except what she permits her to have.
Unlike the father, for the father has the right to take from the mahr of his daughter. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
The pleasantest things you enjoy come from what you earn, and your children come from what you earn
صلى الله عليه وسلم إن أطيب ما أكلتم من كسبكم، وإن أولادكم من كسبكمYou and your wealth belong to your son, so the father has the right to take from
أنت ومالك لأبنك، فالأب له أن يأخذ منAs for if he marries his daughter and gives her a gift or provides for her from the perspective of good treatment, there is no harm in that, as for
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