Determining the Appropriate Amount of the Bridal Gift in This Era
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, given your knowledge of the conditions of this era and the people of our time today, how much do you consider to be the appropriate amount for the bridal gift?
Answer:
One does not determine the appropriate amount in terms of a specific figure; that is not what is determined. Rather, people are encouraged to make things easy and are warned against excessive amounts. The harms of excessive amounts are explained to them. As for specifying a fixed amount, making it obligatory, or declaring it a religious duty, this is not permissible, because Allah has not specified a specific amount, nor has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specified a specific amount. They only encourage people to settle matters and make them easy, and they forbid excessive amounts in them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, given your knowledge of the conditions of this era and the people of our time today, how much do you consider to be the appropriate amount for the bridal gift?
Answer:
One does not determine the appropriate amount in terms of a specific figure; that is not what is determined. Rather, people are encouraged to make things easy and are warned against excessive amounts. The harms of excessive amounts are explained to them. As for specifying a fixed amount, making it obligatory, or declaring it a religious duty, this is not permissible, because Allah has not specified a specific amount, nor has the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) specified a specific amount. They only encourage people to settle matters and make them easy, and they forbid excessive amounts in them. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب عشرة النساء — islamhouse.com (1:06:25)
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