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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on paying part of the mahr in advance and deferring part of it

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on paying part of the mahr in advance and deferring part of it?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible for the mahr to be divided into an immediate portion and a deferred portion. There is nothing wrong with that.
Muslims are bound by their conditions.المسلمون على شروطهم.
Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (59:50)

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