Benefits of the Verse: “And give the women their [marital] gifts as a duty. But if they willingly remit any part of it to you, then consume it with enjoyment and satisfaction.”

Allah the Exalted said: . Several benefits are derived from this verse. Among them is the obligation to give women their mahr (bridal gifts), based on His saying: . Another benefit is that it is not permissible for the wali (guardian) to take anything from the mahr of the women, for two reasons. The first reason is that He attributed the mahr to them, making it their property. The second reason is that He commanded us to give them their mahr: . Scholars have differed on this issue. Some said that it is permissible for the father specifically to stipulate for himself whatever he wishes from his daughter’s mahr. Other scholars said that it is not permissible for the father or anyone else to stipulate for themselves anything from the mahr. The position supported by the Sunnah is that it is not permissible for the wali to stipulate for himself anything from the mahr, whether he is the father or someone else. However, if the contract is completed and the husband wishes to give the father, or another wali, or the mother, or his maternal uncle, or any other wali, something as a gesture of honor, there is no harm in that, as indicated by the Sunnah. As for what is given before the contract, it all belongs to the woman, and it is not permissible for anyone to stipulate for himself anything from it. Another benefit is that it is obligatory to give them the mahr in the form of a gift, meaning a complete gift, so that there is no sense of obligation or debt in the future. Another benefit is the permissibility of a woman relinquishing part of the mahr or returning it if she has already received it, based on His saying: . Another benefit is that if she relinquishes something out of shyness or modesty, it is not permissible to accept it, based on His saying: . For this reason, the scholars said: If a person gives you a gift and you know he gave it out of shyness or modesty, it is not permissible for you to accept it from him, because this is akin to coercion. Another benefit is that if one possesses something willingly, it is lawful for him both in the present and in the future, based on His saying: . “Enjoyment” refers to the time of eating, and “satisfaction” refers to after eating. Another benefit is that it is not permissible to take anything from the wealth of another person without their willing consent, because Allah made the condition for the lawfulness of consuming it that it be given with a willing heart. The Sunnah has explicitly stated this: . And the Qur’an also states: .