Islam Question and Answer - Dowry

Tue 4/12/1429 - 2/12/2008

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Fiqh of the family

Dowry

1		Ruling on including a list of furniture in the mahr.	102507
2		Divorce before consummation is final and irrevocable.	99597
3		Is it permissible to give zakaah to a poor girl to cover the expenses of her wedding?.	90124
4		Is it permissible to give the mahr in a currency other than that mentioned in the marriage contract?.	88031
5		She vowed to marry off her daughter for a large dowry and now she wants to reduce it.	87823
6		He has a restaurant where he sells alcohol, and he gave her the second part of the mahr from this money.	85419
7		He divorced her in return for half of the mahr after he accused her. Does he have the right to this money?.	83613
8		He did the marriage contract with her but she does not have any accommodation and he wants to be intimate with her.	82331
9		Ruling on what comes before consummating the marriage with one’s wife; is it haraam to have intercourse after doing the marriage contract?.	75026
10		He wrote a list of furnishings for her on condition that she lives with him without causing problems for one year.	69814
11		If the dowry (mahr) is not stipulated, then the wife should have a dowry like that of her peers.	69843
12		They agreed to give the mahr in gold instead of cash. What is the ruling?.	20154
13		Is furnishing the marital home supposed to be part of the mahr (dowry)? .	10509
14		He died after completing the marriage contract. Should the rest of the mahr be counted as a debt that he owes? .	12045
15		Writing the dowry on a piece of silk.	8884

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