The Broken One Is Not Permissible
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Fatwa number ( 18468 )
Q: I am from a village in one of the villages of the Southern Region , and we have an old custom called "al-Mukassar." Its nature is that any individual who marries his daughter, sister, or relative to a man from outside the village members must pay a sum of money to the members of his village, which is called "al-Mukassar." In the past, the groom would pay it, and no one would go with the bride; this was in compensation for the loss the groom would have incurred if the village members had gone with the bride. However, now "al-Mukassar" has taken another form, where the village members require the bride's guardian to pay a sum of 3,000 (three thousand) riyals as a condition for going with him and his ward on the wedding night to eat dinner at the place of the wedding—in his village. If he does not pay the amount, he may face much pressure from the village members. A long dispute has occurred among the village members over this
matter, knowing that most people in this village do not pay this amount except out of shyness or due to other influences, and some refuse on the grounds that this is not permissible religiously, because the payment, in their view, is taken without legal right, and this amount may be deducted from the woman's mahr or from the groom's side, and it is usually above the costs of the wedding. Knowing that this amount collected from the village members is spent on charitable projects, such as paving roads, fencing graves, or other things. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good, about this matter, and is this practice permissible religiously so that we continue in it, or otherwise, so that your fatwa will be our basis and proof against everyone? May Allah preserve you and care for you.
A: This mentioned custom is a bad custom, and it must be abandoned and denounced. Forcing the guardian to pay that amount by this invalid custom is an evil act and consuming wealth by invalid means. It is obligatory for the tribes and villages where this custom is practiced to abandon acting upon it. And whoever Allah guides to abandon acting upon it from the people of the tribe or village should not commit to what is imposed on him of money, even if they cut him off and boycott him. For if he pays the money, it is an acknowledgment of their invalid custom. And perhaps by this action he will be a role model for others, thereby putting an end to this bad custom.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I am from a village in one of the villages of the Southern Region , and we have an old custom called "al-Mukassar." Its nature is that any individual who marries his daughter, sister, or relative to a man from outside the village members must pay a sum of money to the members of his village, which is called "al-Mukassar." In the past, the groom would pay it, and no one would go with the bride; this was in compensation for the loss the groom would have incurred if the village members had gone with the bride. However, now "al-Mukassar" has taken another form, where the village members require the bride's guardian to pay a sum of 3,000 (three thousand) riyals as a condition for going with him and his ward on the wedding night to eat dinner at the place of the wedding—in his village. If he does not pay the amount, he may face much pressure from the village members. A long dispute has occurred among the village members over this
matter, knowing that most people in this village do not pay this amount except out of shyness or due to other influences, and some refuse on the grounds that this is not permissible religiously, because the payment, in their view, is taken without legal right, and this amount may be deducted from the woman's mahr or from the groom's side, and it is usually above the costs of the wedding. Knowing that this amount collected from the village members is spent on charitable projects, such as paving roads, fencing graves, or other things. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good, about this matter, and is this practice permissible religiously so that we continue in it, or otherwise, so that your fatwa will be our basis and proof against everyone? May Allah preserve you and care for you.
A: This mentioned custom is a bad custom, and it must be abandoned and denounced. Forcing the guardian to pay that amount by this invalid custom is an evil act and consuming wealth by invalid means. It is obligatory for the tribes and villages where this custom is practiced to abandon acting upon it. And whoever Allah guides to abandon acting upon it from the people of the tribe or village should not commit to what is imposed on him of money, even if they cut him off and boycott him. For if he pays the money, it is an acknowledgment of their invalid custom. And perhaps by this action he will be a role model for others, thereby putting an end to this bad custom.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
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