The ruling on a father taking his daughter's mahr or part of it
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Question:
Your Eminence, this questioner says: Your Eminence, is it permissible for a father to take his daughter's mahr and not give her anything from it? We ask Your Eminence to guide us in this matter, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation: If he takes it and equips her with what is necessary, there is no harm. However, if he takes it and gives her nothing, that is not permissible, as it harms her. But he may take something that does not harm her. If the equipment is extensive, he may equip her from it with what suffices her and take the excess, and there is no harm in that. Or he may take it and equip her from his own funds with what is necessary, such as taking the money and spending it in one of the directions, but equipping her from his own funds with what is necessary, and there is no harm in that.
The point is that he is not allowed to take what harms her; he may take something that does not harm her. Yes; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) As for taking, its evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 2290Sahih (Darussalam) And in another wording: So he may take from his child's wealth, but he must not harm him; based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 2340Da'if (Darussalam) Yes.
Your Eminence, this questioner says: Your Eminence, is it permissible for a father to take his daughter's mahr and not give her anything from it? We ask Your Eminence to guide us in this matter, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
This requires a detailed explanation: If he takes it and equips her with what is necessary, there is no harm. However, if he takes it and gives her nothing, that is not permissible, as it harms her. But he may take something that does not harm her. If the equipment is extensive, he may equip her from it with what suffices her and take the excess, and there is no harm in that. Or he may take it and equip her from his own funds with what is necessary, such as taking the money and spending it in one of the directions, but equipping her from his own funds with what is necessary, and there is no harm in that.
The point is that he is not allowed to take what harms her; he may take something that does not harm her. Yes; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
It was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرارThe best of your provision is what you earn, and your children are part of what you earn.
إن أطيب ما أكلتم من كسبكم وإن أولادكم من كسبكمYou and your wealth belong to your father
أنت ومالك لأبيكIt was narrated from 'Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ruled: “There should be neither harming nor reciprocating harm.”
لا ضرر ولا ضرار
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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