The ruling on raising a woman's mahr if the husband is from outside her village

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. A listener, the sender E.M.D. from al-Bahah, asks and says: We have in some of our villages customs about which we do not know the ruling of the Shari'ah. Among them, when a man marries his daughter to someone from outside the village, the people of the village take from him an amount reaching three thousand riyals, called "mukassar," in exchange for bringing the groom to the second village with the bride's family. This amount is placed in the village fund, from which expenses are made for various charitable works, hosting guests, and the like. Is that lawful or forbidden? Knowing that some pay the amount while being forced, out of fear of being ostracized. Tell us about this matter. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This practice is not permissible if it is, as the questioner mentioned, compulsory, such that the one who marries a woman from the village and is from outside it is forced to pay. This is forbidden because it is taking money without right and without the owner's willing consent. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, compelling him to pay is compulsion without right, and consequently it is forbidden.
What is required is to facilitate marriage and make it easy. This matter is what hinders marriage and makes it difficult for people. This is contrary to the Sunnah; the Sunnah came to facilitate marriage and assist the one getting married. As for imposing taxes on him and taking from him, this is not permissible, and it is among the bad customs that must be abandoned. Yes.