{"id":37851,"date":"2025-10-29T19:49:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=37851"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T19:49:39","slug":"ruling-on-paying-delayed-mahr-after-many-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/ruling-on-paying-delayed-mahr-after-many-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruling On Paying Delayed Mahr After Many Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 08442<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Answered by: Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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If one hasn’t given his mahr in many years and would like to give it now, would he give it according to today’s rate or the day he got married jzk<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In Hanafi Fiqh, the issue of paying\u00a0Mahr\u00a0(dowry) is a significant one, as it is a right of the wife upon the husband. If a person has not given the\u00a0Mahr\u00a0for many years and wishes to give it now should the\u00a0Mahr\u00a0be paid according to its value at the time of the marriage, or should it be based on its current value? This is an important issue because changes in the market rate could have impacted the value of the Mahr over time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Hanafi Fiqh, the\u00a0Mahr\u00a0is a obligation that is agreed upon at the time of marriage. The general rule in Hanafi fiqh is that the\u00a0Mahr\u00a0should be paid according to the amount\u00a0agreed upon at the time of marriage, unless the wife agrees to a modification in the amount.<\/span><\/p>\n

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However, in cases where there has been a significant delay in payment,\u00a0if the amount agreed upon at the time of the marriage was not specified in terms of money , or if there was an understanding that the Mahr would be a specific object or commodity (e.g., a certain weight of gold or a particular amount of money), the\u00a0Mahr may need to be adjusted\u00a0based on its current market value.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Therefore, if it is not money rather it is a commodity then the current market value will be paid to the wife for her Mahr.<\/span><\/p>\n

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References:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Radd Al Muhtar pg 232 vol 4 Publisher Dar Al Kotob Al Ilmiyah Beirut.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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