The Ruling on Advancing the Bridal Gift and Deferring It
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Question:
The first letter in this episode is from listener (A. M. A), who asks and says: Is it obligatory to take possession of the woman's bridal gift when it is named or at the time of the contract? Or is naming it sufficient, and is it permissible to defer it to a later time after the marriage? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence.
As for what follows:
This issue comes down to the agreement between the two spouses, or between the husband and the woman's guardian. If they agree on something, there is nothing wrong with it, whether advancing it, deferring it, or advancing part and deferring part; all of that is permissible, and praise be to Allah. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 8:32.
So if they agree that the bridal gift is to be advanced, or that it is to be deferred, or that part is to be advanced and part deferred, all of that is permissible. However, the recommended practice is that something be named at the time of the contract; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Surat al-Nisa: 24]. So he names something of the bridal gift. If he names something, that is good. And if he says: "It is on a deferred bridal gift" and they do not name it, there is nothing wrong with that, whether deferred to such a time, or half of it deferred, or a third, or a quarter, and the advanced and deferred parts are made clear; there is nothing wrong with all of it, it is permissible, and praise be to Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The first letter in this episode is from listener (A. M. A), who asks and says: Is it obligatory to take possession of the woman's bridal gift when it is named or at the time of the contract? Or is naming it sufficient, and is it permissible to defer it to a later time after the marriage? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence.
As for what follows:
This issue comes down to the agreement between the two spouses, or between the husband and the woman's guardian. If they agree on something, there is nothing wrong with it, whether advancing it, deferring it, or advancing part and deferring part; all of that is permissible, and praise be to Allah. This is based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Muslims are bound by their conditions
المسلمون على شروطهمThe most worthy conditions to be fulfilled are those by which you make sexual intercourse lawful for yourselves (in marriage).
إن أحق الشروط أن يوفى به ما استحللتم به الفروجSo if they agree that the bridal gift is to be advanced, or that it is to be deferred, or that part is to be advanced and part deferred, all of that is permissible. However, the recommended practice is that something be named at the time of the contract; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
that you seek them [in marriage] with [gifts from] your property
أَنْ تَبْتَغُوا بِأَمْوَالِكُمْThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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