Advice to Fathers and Youth Regarding the Rise in Mahr and the Costs of Marriage
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Question:
Many young men say that they desire to marry in order to protect themselves, and to marry a woman, but there are obstacles such as the mahr and the expenses that follow it, which the youth cannot afford. We ask for advice to be given to fathers and youth regarding this matter.
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is a problem, namely the high cost of the mahr. It burdens the husbands, especially the poor, by imposing large mahr amounts and financial losses on weddings, such as renting palaces or hotels. All of this hinders marriage and is also a form of extravagance. Muslims must facilitate marriage as easily as possible. Yes, the mahr is required and obligatory, and it is the right of the woman, but moderation should be observed, without exaggeration or extravagance, and without reducing the mahr to a degree that harms the woman. Rather, moderation should be observed in this matter. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Many young men say that they desire to marry in order to protect themselves, and to marry a woman, but there are obstacles such as the mahr and the expenses that follow it, which the youth cannot afford. We ask for advice to be given to fathers and youth regarding this matter.
Answer:
There is no doubt that this is a problem, namely the high cost of the mahr. It burdens the husbands, especially the poor, by imposing large mahr amounts and financial losses on weddings, such as renting palaces or hotels. All of this hinders marriage and is also a form of extravagance. Muslims must facilitate marriage as easily as possible. Yes, the mahr is required and obligatory, and it is the right of the woman, but moderation should be observed, without exaggeration or extravagance, and without reducing the mahr to a degree that harms the woman. Rather, moderation should be observed in this matter. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (41:10)
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