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Dowry of a wife who remarried after her husband’s death
Assalaamu Alaykum, I want to ask a question on behalf of someone related to a womens mehr. A women received mehr in form of property upon marriage from her deceased husband, and has chosen to marry a new person. Must the family of the deceased husband give her share in the husbands families property after she remarried another person?
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Unclear Question about Marriage and Bridal Money
Assalamu alaikum,May Allah reward you and wherever my answer would come from. early last year, i found a muslim sister whom i loved to marry due to her practicing of the deen, but i had some financial challenges and i had no home but she insisted that she needs nikkah and the dowry was placed for me, i couldnt afford all at that time, so i paid out.. More
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Her Husband Stole Her Bridal Money and Bought Drugs With It
If my husband stole my dowry from me to buy drugs are we still married.
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Hastening the Consummation of the Marriage before the Payment of Mahr
Assalam Alaikum , sheikh I and my boyfriend living abroad, and our marriage took place at Nigeria by our parents, they got us married with the intention of my mahr will be paid by my husband hand to hand since we live in the same city. he rent a house and prepared everything that is needed, he call me and sai on Monday he will come and take me to his.. More
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Asking Back Jewelries and Bride’s Money at Divorce
Assalamualaikum, I am from Malaysia. I have a question. Is it permissable in Islam (what is the ruling of) a husband asking back for jewelleries he gave/put on during the nikah at the moment of divorce? This happened after me and my ex husband both agreed to get a divorce and I went to file the divorce a couple of days later. When he said he wanted.. More
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Wisdom in Paying Dowry to Wife
Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) saying to the invokers of curse: Your account is with Allah. One of you must be a liar. You have now no right over this woman. 'He said: Messenger of Allah, what about my wealth (dower that I paid her at the time of marriage)? He said: You have no claim to wealth... More
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The Dowry is an Obligatory Right Upon the Husband to His Wife
If both husband and wife enjoy sex. Then why does husband has to give mahr to get right to have intercourse, if it is a mutual right?
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Husband Is Obliged to Pay Deferred Dowry Even after His Wife’s Death
If husband can not pay mahr during the life of wife, does he need to pay the mahr even after her death? What is the rule for that?
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Writing bride's rights in marriage contract
Is it right in the Shariah to write money, jewelry, the plot, and the house on the marriage certificate for the safety and security of the bride? The parents of the girl want to write some of the things mentioned above seeing the attitude of boy, and the groom says that the terms are wrong/forbidden in Islam. How can one assure the safety and security.. More
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Indian custom of obliging bride to pay dowry un-Islamic
Assalaamu alaykum. (1) In our country, the family of the bride have to arrange the Waleemah(marriage banquet), and they have to pay the dowry as well. If the bride's family asks me for help/money, should I give it to them then? Or should I refrain from that, as it is part of an un-Islamic culture? (2) If a non-Muslim family asks me for help for the.. More
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Announcing bigger dowry than one agreed upon in secret
Assalaamu alaykum. The girl's guardian wants me to name a very big dowry. They say, "You do not have to pay it, the wife will forgive it. We just want you to name it for social prestige." My question is, is it permissible to name a huge dowry without having the ability to pay it or without having any wish to pay it? It feels like hypocrisy to me.
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Promise to return dowry to husband after marriage
Assalaamu alaykum. I recently got married, although my marriage did not last very long. I married and agreed to a very high bridal gift with the family (21,000 dollars). There was an agreement between my wife and me that this would be paid back to me after entering the marriage. This agreement was made before the marriage. After two months, we divorced.. More
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Wife may give up right to bridal gift
Assalaamu alaykum. I got married last week and on the day of the marriage, the uncle came to me and quoted a false hadith arguing that the bridal gift should be an amount enough to cause a bit of pain to the groom (for security purposes). Even though I insisted that the amount should be such that I start my married life without debts, he refused, stating.. More
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Husband cannot take dowry back after wife's death
Assalaamu alaykum. My maternal grandfather has three daughters and a son. He handed over a property to my grandmother as mahr (bridal gift). In turn, my grand mother gifted said property to her three daughters through a registered gift deed. Recently, my grandmother died, after the death of my grandmother, my grandfather asked her daughters to return.. More
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Paying dowry and having intercourse before marriage
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is the following: what is the ruling on the marriage in which a man pays dowry and has intimate relations with the girl before they get married. Is the dowry given affected by the intimate relations that they have. Must he give another dowry and repeat the marriage?
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