Is there a specific limit for the mahr?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
You are asking a question in which you say: What is your opinion, Your Eminence, regarding the exaggeration in mahr, and what is the Shari'ah mahr for a woman in Islam?
Answer:
There is no specific limit for the mahr, but it is better not to exaggerate. It is better for Muslims not to exaggerate or burden themselves, so that marriage becomes more common and bachelorhood decreases. When people exaggerate in mahr and the costs of marriage, many young men and women are prevented from marrying. The Sunnah is to make things easy, as in the hadith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to some people when they said they had nothing: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3359Sahih (Darussalam). He also married some people by teaching the Qur'an or teaching surahs from the Qur'an, so the matter is broad in this regard.
So the Sunnah for Muslims is not to exaggerate and not to burden themselves, so that they make marriage easy for those who desire to marry. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
You are asking a question in which you say: What is your opinion, Your Eminence, regarding the exaggeration in mahr, and what is the Shari'ah mahr for a woman in Islam?
Answer:
There is no specific limit for the mahr, but it is better not to exaggerate. It is better for Muslims not to exaggerate or burden themselves, so that marriage becomes more common and bachelorhood decreases. When people exaggerate in mahr and the costs of marriage, many young men and women are prevented from marrying. The Sunnah is to make things easy, as in the hadith
The best mahr (the bridal gift) is the easiest
خير الصداق أيسرهLook (for something), even if it is only an iron ring
التمس ولو خاتمًا من حديدSo the Sunnah for Muslims is not to exaggerate and not to burden themselves, so that they make marriage easy for those who desire to marry. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.