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
16 What is the minimum amount of mahr? What is the modern equivalent of the mahr of the Mothers of the Believers?. 3119
17 The mahr (dowry) is the right of the wife. 2378
18 A Christian woman has the right to ask for a dowry from her Muslim husband. 3025
19 A father puts the condition that he should get something for himself in addition to the mahr which is agreed to for his daughter at the time of the wedding contract (nikaah). 2491
20 When a wife lets her husband off paying the Mahr. 5460
 
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