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Is it permissible for a girl to ask for a cell phone for mahr?

Published as Cellphone as mahr

5 Apr 2015 · 16 Jumada II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for a girl to ask for a cell phone for mahr?

Answer

It is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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