Is it permissible in the Shari'ah for the mahr of a Muslim woman to be a surah or a verse from the Book?
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The questioner: Shaykh Al-Albani.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am a sister from Algeria.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have a question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, is it permissible in the Shari'ah for the mahr of a Muslim woman to be a surah or a verse from the Book...?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a surah or a verse? What do you mean?
The questioner : Do you mean, for example, that my mahr is that I want a surah, for example Surat al-Baqarah, in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh : What do you mean? What do you intend by saying I want Surat al-Baqarah? What does that mean?
The questioner : The mahr, the mahr, my mahr, O Shaykh. Do you understand me, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand. What do you mean by saying I want a mahr of Surat al-Baqarah? Is Surat al-Baqarah given?
The questioner : No, it is not given, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Then I ask you, what do you want by saying I want a mahr of Surat al-Baqarah?
The questioner : By memorization, by memorizing it.
The Shaykh : By learning it.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That you learn Surat al-Baqarah.
The questioner : Yes, with tafsir and so on.
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible in the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, it is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, I am a sister from Algeria.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I have a question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, is it permissible in the Shari'ah for the mahr of a Muslim woman to be a surah or a verse from the Book...?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a surah or a verse? What do you mean?
The questioner : Do you mean, for example, that my mahr is that I want a surah, for example Surat al-Baqarah, in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh : What do you mean? What do you intend by saying I want Surat al-Baqarah? What does that mean?
The questioner : The mahr, the mahr, my mahr, O Shaykh. Do you understand me, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand. What do you mean by saying I want a mahr of Surat al-Baqarah? Is Surat al-Baqarah given?
The questioner : No, it is not given, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Then I ask you, what do you want by saying I want a mahr of Surat al-Baqarah?
The questioner : By memorization, by memorizing it.
The Shaykh : By learning it.
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : That you learn Surat al-Baqarah.
The questioner : Yes, with tafsir and so on.
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible in the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : It is permissible, it is permissible.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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