Some people say that a large bridal gift has a benefit, which is that he will not divorce the woman if he married her, unlike if the bridal gift is cheap, in which case he will play with her and divorce her.
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The questioner : Some people, O Shaykh, argue for a large bridal gift, saying that if he married her easily, he will play with her and divorce her easily, and not preserve her?
The Shaykh : Look, my brother, if he loves her, even if it was for two riyals, he would never divorce her; he would not even think about it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is an easy hadith.
The questioner : No, here: al-Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Marriage.
The Shaykh : al-Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Marriage.
The questioner : How did Abu Dawud narrate it?
The Shaykh : The one I have, I do not think it is for this hadith.
The Shaykh : Look, my brother, if he loves her, even if it was for two riyals, he would never divorce her; he would not even think about it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, this is an easy hadith.
The questioner : No, here: al-Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Marriage.
The Shaykh : al-Bukhari narrated it in the Book of Marriage.
The questioner : How did Abu Dawud narrate it?
The Shaykh : The one I have, I do not think it is for this hadith.