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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman proposing to a man and her paying the mahr

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in some Islamic countries it is the woman who pays the mahr to the man, so is this marriage considered valid?

Answer:
She may propose, but she cannot conclude the contract except through the wali (guardian), except via the wali. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 079 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:46)

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