The Minimum Limit for the Bridal Gift
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a limit to the mahr (bridal gift) on the side of being small, since some awliya (guardians) say, “I am satisfied with a mahr of one riyal for my daughter”?
Answer:
No, as long as he does not wrong her; it should be a mahr like that of her peers, and he should not wrong her. If he says, “One riyal, two riyals,” no, it must be a mahr like that of her peers, because this is her right, and he must not wrong her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there a limit to the mahr (bridal gift) on the side of being small, since some awliya (guardians) say, “I am satisfied with a mahr of one riyal for my daughter”?
Answer:
No, as long as he does not wrong her; it should be a mahr like that of her peers, and he should not wrong her. If he says, “One riyal, two riyals,” no, it must be a mahr like that of her peers, because this is her right, and he must not wrong her. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب العضل — islamhouse.com (51:15)
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