Some tribes set a limit on the mahr among themselves; is this binding in the Shari'ah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some tribes have set a limit on the mahr among themselves and agreed on this limit. Is this binding in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not binding in the Shari'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. If one of the spouses...
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[An-Nisa 4:20] So truthfulness has no limit, and it is not defined. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some tribes have set a limit on the mahr among themselves and agreed on this limit. Is this binding in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not binding in the Shari'ah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah grant you success. If one of the spouses...
The Shaykh:
(Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
and you have given one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything
وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2293 -3022] بعض القبائل تحدد المهر فيما بينها، فهل يكون هذا ملزم شرعا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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