The amount of five hundred dirhams in the mahr (bridal gift) in the past
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, one might say that five hundred dirhams was a great deal of money at that time. Is this correct?
Answer:
It may be so, yes. It may be that it was not a great deal at that time. But even so, it indicates moderation in the matter, because they had wealth at that time. They had wealth, and they would pay more than five hundred dirhams. So even if five hundred dirhams was a lot at that time, it indicates moderation in the matter, because they had wealth at that time. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, one might say that five hundred dirhams was a great deal of money at that time. Is this correct?
Answer:
It may be so, yes. It may be that it was not a great deal at that time. But even so, it indicates moderation in the matter, because they had wealth at that time. They had wealth, and they would pay more than five hundred dirhams. So even if five hundred dirhams was a lot at that time, it indicates moderation in the matter, because they had wealth at that time. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب عشرة النساء — islamhouse.com (1:07:07)
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