{"id":11432,"date":"2019-07-24T16:35:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=11432"},"modified":"2019-07-28T07:56:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T07:56:23","slug":"what-is-mahr-in-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/what-is-mahr-in-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Mahr in islam?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFatwa ID: 02877<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswered by: <\/strong> Moulana Muhammad Imad Ali<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tQuestion:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAssalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat is Mahr in Islam?<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\t    \u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0652\u0645<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t                                <\/span><\/span>In the name of ALLAH the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnswer:<\/strong><\/u><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe mahr is one of the rights of the wife and the husband gives it at the time of the marriage ceremony.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAllah (SWA) in the Holy Quran has said: “And give the women their dower in a good cheer”.  (Surah Nisaa v.4)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMahr is obligatory.  Allah (SWA) has used the word “faridah” for it.  It means something is fixed, decided and obligatory.  It is compulsory for the husband to pay for the mahr unless the wife by her own will and without any pressure forgives the husband in paying for it.    (Mazahirul Haqq p.104 v.4)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf a husband dies without paying the mahr to his wife, it will be considered an outstanding debt and will be taken out of his inheritance.  (Fatawa Darul Uloom Deoband p.336 v.8)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAccording to the Hanafi Fiqh the mahr cannot be less than ten Dirhams. However, there is no maximum limit of mahr, although to stipulate a very high mahr is not preferred.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSayyiduna Umar Radhiallahu Anhu said: “Do not stipulate the dowry of women to high. If (doing so) was a token of honor in this world or a source of piety by Allah than your Prophet SallallaahuAlahiWasalam should have been more worthy of it.” (i.e. stipulating a high mahr) (SunanTirmizi)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMahrFatimi<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSimilarly, it is also preferable to stipulate that amount as mahr, upon which the daughters of the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu AlahiWasalam were married. From amongst the daughters of the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu AlahiWasalam mention is made, in the narrations, of the mahr of Sayyidah Fatima Radiallahu Anha.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThis amount of this mahr is 480 dirhams, although there is some difference in opinion on this.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tOne silver dirham is equal to approximately 3.06 grams of silver, so one would calculate the price of 1469.60 grams of silver on the day of marriage to approximate the MahrFatimi. Nowadays silver is worth approximately £00.62 per gram, therefore, the minimum mahr and the MahrFatimi will be:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tMahr Fatimi Approximately   =    £1146.28<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMinimum Mahr Approximately     = £23.88<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t(Amount will depend on the silver price)<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t \n<\/p>\n

\n\tOnly Allah SWT alone knows best.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWritten by Moulana Muhammad Imad Ali<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChecked and approved by Mufti Eunus Ali<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDarul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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