Mahr (Dowry)

QUESTION: I'd like to please know the amount of Mahr of Azwaaj-e-Mutahraat of Sayyidah Aaisha رضي الله عنها in Rands please? ANSWER: Mullah Ali Qari Rahimahullah states in Mirqaat, the commentary of Mishkaat Sharif that the Mahr of the noble wives of Rasulullah...

QUESTION: What was the Mahr of the Azwaaj-e-Mutahharaat, and specifically, the Mahr of Ummi Habeebah Radiallahu Anha? ANSWER: It is recorded in Mirqaat (commentary of Mishkaat Sharif) that the Mahr of the noble wives of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam was 500...

Question:- What is the Sunnah Mahr, or that which is considered closest to it, and what is its value? Answer:- The Mahr of most of the wives of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam was 500 Dirhams. This was also the Mahr of Fatima Radiallahu Anha, which is the...

Question:- Can one ask for a share in the groom's business as Mahr? Answer:- Nikah takes place with a proposal from one party, and acceptance from the other party. Payment of Mahr (dowry) is also from amongst the fundamental aspects of Nikah in the sense that payment...

Question:- A person agreed to pay a stipulated Mahr, which was Mahr Fatimi, when he makes Nikah. On the day of the Nikah, he pays a deposit towards the Mahr which the bride and her father agreed to accept, and the bride further agreed that because he has debts, he can...

Question:- I received this message from a close friend. If a woman asks for Talaaq because of the husband's infidelity, does she still have to pay back her Mahr? Is there a difference between the Ahnaaf and Shawaafi? Answer:- If a woman requests her husband to issue a...

Question:- I would like to know that when calculating the value of jewellery for Mahr, what price is taken into consideration? The price that was paid for the item, or the price of the gold value of the item? Many a times, there is a huge difference between the actual...