Marrying off the daughter for a small mahr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some people are lenient in marrying off their daughter for one riyal, which causes the husband to look down on his wife.
Answer:
In this, the equivalent of her relatives' mahr is considered; she should not be wronged. It is said: "No deficiency and no excess." Deficiency is reducing the wife's right, and excess is increasing beyond what is due for the wife. So, one should not consider a different mahr for her. It is not permissible for him to marry off his daughter for one riyal when people are marrying off their daughters for fifty thousand. So, one should consider the equivalent. Yes, he should not take a large amount, but he should be moderate and take a medium amount that does not wrong his daughter. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, some people are lenient in marrying off their daughter for one riyal, which causes the husband to look down on his wife.
Answer:
In this, the equivalent of her relatives' mahr is considered; she should not be wronged. It is said: "No deficiency and no excess." Deficiency is reducing the wife's right, and excess is increasing beyond what is due for the wife. So, one should not consider a different mahr for her. It is not permissible for him to marry off his daughter for one riyal when people are marrying off their daughters for fifty thousand. So, one should consider the equivalent. Yes, he should not take a large amount, but he should be moderate and take a medium amount that does not wrong his daughter. Yes.
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