Who is entitled to the Mahr?

17 Nov 2021 · 12 Rabiʻ II 1443 AH1 min readFatwa 47059English

Question

I wanted to know who is entitled to the Mahr? The wife or the parents?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

In principle, Mahr is the sole right of the wife. Therefore, the Mahr should be given directly to the wife. She may do as she wills with it. The parents have no right to her Mahr.[1]

And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best

Hasan Ahmed Razzak

Student – Darul Iftaa

Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

(2021-01-19)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (3/ 105)

(وَنَفَذَ تَصَرُّفُ الْمَرْأَةِ) قَبْلَهُ (فِي الْكُلِّ لِبَقَاءِ مِلْكِهَا)

فتاوى قاسمية ج-15 ص-759

مہر بیوی کا حق ہے۔ اہذا بیوی ہی کو دینا ضروری ہے، وہ اپنا حق جو چاہئے کرے

Answered by: Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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