What is the ruling on a man who married off his son and paid the bridal gift from his wealth mixed with usury or interest? Is the bridal gift forbidden or lawful for her?
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The Shaykh : He married off his son and paid the bridal gift; meaning, the father married off his son and paid the bridal gift for him?
The questioner : He paid the woman's bridal gift...
The Shaykh : The father married off his son.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he paid the bridal gift for his son.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this the detail?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; so is her bridal gift lawful for her or forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the reason for this question?
The questioner : The original father is the one who paid it.
The Shaykh : Ah, the question is ambiguous. The father himself is a usurer, and he works in trade and agriculture.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The bridal gift is lawful. Why is the bridal gift lawful? Because the Lawgiver here looks at the path by which this forbidden wealth moved to someone who did not earn it. Is that path forbidden or lawful? If it is lawful, as in the case of the question, then the bridal gift is lawful. It is like if he bought from you a lawful item with the same wealth that was his forbidden earnings; it is forbidden for him but lawful for you, and so on.
The complete question is: Was the marriage contract valid or not?
Of course, it is understood that it was valid.
The questioner : He paid the woman's bridal gift...
The Shaykh : The father married off his son.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And he paid the bridal gift for his son.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this the detail?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; so is her bridal gift lawful for her or forbidden?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the reason for this question?
The questioner : The original father is the one who paid it.
The Shaykh : Ah, the question is ambiguous. The father himself is a usurer, and he works in trade and agriculture.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The bridal gift is lawful. Why is the bridal gift lawful? Because the Lawgiver here looks at the path by which this forbidden wealth moved to someone who did not earn it. Is that path forbidden or lawful? If it is lawful, as in the case of the question, then the bridal gift is lawful. It is like if he bought from you a lawful item with the same wealth that was his forbidden earnings; it is forbidden for him but lawful for you, and so on.
The complete question is: Was the marriage contract valid or not?
Of course, it is understood that it was valid.
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