What is the guidance regarding some tribes setting a limit on the mahr and punishing those who violate that?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One tribe agreed to set a limit on the mahr among the sons of this tribe, and if this agreement is violated, the person who breaches the condition pays a financial penalty that they agree upon. What is the Islamic ruling in such a case?
Answer:
It is obligatory to refer this matter to the scholars for a fatwa and for them to look into it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One tribe agreed to set a limit on the mahr among the sons of this tribe, and if this agreement is violated, the person who breaches the condition pays a financial penalty that they agree upon. What is the Islamic ruling in such a case?
Answer:
It is obligatory to refer this matter to the scholars for a fatwa and for them to look into it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1833 -2802] ما التوجيه حول قيام بعض القبائل بتحديد المهر ومعاقبة من خالف ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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