The Bride’s Dowry

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The Bride’s Dowry

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Prophetic Hadiths:

{Blessed is a woman whose engagement and dowry are easy} (Reported By Ahmed and Al-Nisaai)

“Once a woman came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, “I dedicate myself to you (for marriage)” she stayed for a long period of time, then a man said “O Messenger of Allah! If you do not want her, marry me to her” the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “What do you have to give as a dowry? “I have nothing but Izar (waist sheet). The man replied. The prophet peace be upon him said “If you give her your Izar, you will have not Izar to wear, so find something else” He said. “I have nothing.” The prophet (peace be upon him) said. “Try to find something even if it is a ring of iron.” But the man went back with nothing. The prophet peace be upon him said, “Do you memorize something of the Quran , The man said, “Yes I memorize such and such and name some surahs, Then the Prophet said: I gave you to each other in marriage for what you memorize of the Quran (Al Bukhari and Muslim}

Abu Salama related that he asked Aisha (may Allah be please with her), how much did the Prophet (peace be upon him) give as a dowry? She said, “The dowry which the prophet gave to his wives was only twelve uqiyyahs (sort of currency), and a nash. She said do you know the amount of nash? I said No she said, it equals to half uqiyyah. I said this five hundred dirhams. (Repotted by Muslim)

Ibn A'bbas also related” when Ali got married to Fatima, the Prophet asked him to give her anything, but Ali said I have nothing to give, the Prophet said where is your mantle (which is called Al Hutamiyyah) ? (Narrated by Abu Dawud, and An Nasaai)

Anas reported that when Abu Talhan betrothed Umm Salim she said, by Allah no one can reject the like o f you, but you are an atheist and I am a Muslim woman. I am not allowed to marry you; my dowry is to embrace Islam, nothing else. When entered Islam she married him and that was her dowry.

Umar may Allah pleased with him admonished the people by saying do not exaggerate in women’s dowry. Were it a virtue in the worldly life or devotion in the sight of Allah, the prophet would do it. Then he said: I have never known that the prophet gave more than twelve uqiyyahs as a dowry to his wives likewise he received the same amount when marrying off his daughters (Narrated by Tirmidhi and Ahmed)
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