The mahr is the right of the woman, and she may waive it
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 20879 )
Q1: A man married his cousin’s daughter. Before the marriage, his father and his uncle agreed on a specific amount as the mahr, and this was recorded by the one who contracted the marriage for them in the marriage papers. After a period of time, the husband discovered that his father and his uncle had agreed on the amount only to inform the people and the marriage officer that there was a mahr and its amount was such-and-such, and the mahr was not paid to his uncle, and this was by the agreement of both parties. The husband asks: Is this permissible or not? And what should he do now?
Vol. 1: The mahr is the right of the woman, so if she demands it, it is obligatory for the husband to pay her the mahr of her like among women; because the mahr is in exchange for the husband’s enjoyment of her. If the woman waives her mahr or relinquishes part of it willingly,
that is permissible, and it does not affect the validity of the contract; because Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:4] And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: A man married his cousin’s daughter. Before the marriage, his father and his uncle agreed on a specific amount as the mahr, and this was recorded by the one who contracted the marriage for them in the marriage papers. After a period of time, the husband discovered that his father and his uncle had agreed on the amount only to inform the people and the marriage officer that there was a mahr and its amount was such-and-such, and the mahr was not paid to his uncle, and this was by the agreement of both parties. The husband asks: Is this permissible or not? And what should he do now?
Vol. 1: The mahr is the right of the woman, so if she demands it, it is obligatory for the husband to pay her the mahr of her like among women; because the mahr is in exchange for the husband’s enjoyment of her. If the woman waives her mahr or relinquishes part of it willingly,
that is permissible, and it does not affect the validity of the contract; because Allah the Exalted said:
And give the women [upon marriage] their [bridal] gifts graciously. But if they give up willingly to you anything of it, then take it in satisfaction and ease.
وَآتُوا النِّسَاءَ صَدُقَاتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً فَإِنْ طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئًا مَرِيئًا
Source
www.alifta.gov.sa
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