The ruling on taking the mahr by force and then returning it to the wife
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Question:
He says: My teacher, I was poor. Good. The lentils that became my wife's mahr, I took them and made them into a shirt for myself. I was poor, so I took the lentils that became my wife's mahr and made them into a shirt for myself. Now, praise be to Allah, Allah has provided for me. Is there anything required of me regarding this? And at that time, I gave the mahr to my wife in the form of a prayer mat, a Qur'an, and five rak'ahs of prayer. Is this sufficient as mahr? If it is
Answer:
If she permitted you and gave you the mahr, and you benefited from it, there is nothing wrong with it. And if you took it by force and then sought her permission, returned it to her, and she permitted it, there is nothing wrong with it. Praise be to Allah who has made you wealthy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
He says: My teacher, I was poor. Good. The lentils that became my wife's mahr, I took them and made them into a shirt for myself. I was poor, so I took the lentils that became my wife's mahr and made them into a shirt for myself. Now, praise be to Allah, Allah has provided for me. Is there anything required of me regarding this? And at that time, I gave the mahr to my wife in the form of a prayer mat, a Qur'an, and five rak'ahs of prayer. Is this sufficient as mahr? If it is
Answer:
If she permitted you and gave you the mahr, and you benefited from it, there is nothing wrong with it. And if you took it by force and then sought her permission, returned it to her, and she permitted it, there is nothing wrong with it. Praise be to Allah who has made you wealthy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
فتاوى الحج ١٤١٠ هـ - ١٥ — archive.org (8:50)
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