The ruling on stipulating the payment of a sum in the marriage contract in the event of consummation or death
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Question:
The questioner says: In the marriage contract, one of the conditions written is the payment of a sum of money in the event of consummation or death. So, in the event of death, is it considered a debt?
Answer:
The wife's mahr is obligatory, whether she is lost to you, or she dies, or you die. This is necessary; it is obligatory.[An-Nisa 4:4] It is her right over you, whether you divorce her, or she dies, or you die. It is a right, even for the deceased; if he dies and has not given her her mahr, it is taken from his estate and given to her.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: In the marriage contract, one of the conditions written is the payment of a sum of money in the event of consummation or death. So, in the event of death, is it considered a debt?
Answer:
The wife's mahr is obligatory, whether she is lost to you, or she dies, or you die. This is necessary; it is obligatory.
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 فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَيْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيئًا مَّرِيئًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 26/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/الهداية بمشيئة الله/صالح الفوزان/التفسير — youtube.com (1:12:09)
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