The family of the woman demanding money in exchange for writing the engagement contract
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from outside this country says: In our country, if a man wants to propose to a woman, the woman’s family demands that the engagement contract be written and they demand money for the contract, calling it a fee for the writing. He asks: Is this matter prescribed?
Answer:
I do not know any basis for this. This is up to their choice and their hostility. As for the Shari'ah, I do not know any basis for this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from outside this country says: In our country, if a man wants to propose to a woman, the woman’s family demands that the engagement contract be written and they demand money for the contract, calling it a fee for the writing. He asks: Is this matter prescribed?
Answer:
I do not know any basis for this. This is up to their choice and their hostility. As for the Shari'ah, I do not know any basis for this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 534- طلب أهل المرأة مالاً مقابل كتابة الخطبة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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