Mahr

Bismillah. I got engaged to a muslim man after meeting him a couple of times in my parent's company. I didn't know him as a person and after we got engaged and made the "aqd qiran". I got to know him and realized it was impossible for me to live with somebody like him. I told him I wanted to break up and now I'm just waiting for everything to be done officially with him and my father and two witnesses(the divorce). My question is: Do I have to give him back the part of "mahr" he gave me, which is an amount of money? And the presents he gave me should I also return them back? We haven't had a wedding but we have been alone several times and got involved in some kind of intercourse. I would be very thankful for an answer.

I have proposed to a girl. However, her father has requested a high dower (around 30,000$) only to be registered in the marriage contract (not to be paid in advance). Please inform me about the religious and the law commitments in case of my agreement on his request and what is the Islamic opinion on the high dower that is only registered on the marriage contract but not paid?

As salaam alaikum What are the things that I have to do when I want to take khula from my husband. My marriage isn?t consummated yet but we have been alone many times & spent many intimate moments together. Except for intercourse everything has happened between us. We have opened ourselves before each other. So now my question is that 1) do I have to observe iddah?? 2) Do I have to return the mahr?? 3) If he divorces me then should I return the mahr??If he leaves the mahr option on me then I will definitely not return the mahr as he had pleasure from me & spent intimate moments with me..am I right here?? Jazakallah khair

Assalam-o-alaikum Sir, I would like to know what is the minimum and maximum limit of money of 'Mahr' in marriage in Islam today?Is the woman getting married alowed to demand particular amount?Who has the right to fix it or to change it?What is the best or ahsan amount today?Thanks alot.JazakAllah-kher.

Dear Scholars Assalamu Alaikum.I have this question about Marriage. I would be very very greatful if one of you taketime to answer my question.My Question is What I know is Marriage in court office is demed legal given that Bride and Groom consented, There are at least 2 Muslim witnesses , Mehr is determined and Wali for Bride gave consent . My question is whether it is necessary for the person who is conducting the marriage to declare the Mehr. If he/she does not declare it loud the Marriage is valid ornot ?Thank you for your time.Allah Hafiz

 I have questions about Mahr. Could you first explain what exactly it is? When a divorce takes place, does the wife get to keep ALL her Mahr, when it is not her fault the marriage is breaking up?

As salamu alaikum. As I know, Some people like to provide mohar equals Mohar-e-Fatimi before marriage though they have ability to provide much more money as mohar. Sometimes they do so as sunnah, sometimes just because Mohar-e-Fatimi demands comparatively very less money. I want to know is it good or valid for a man to give mohar equaling Mohar-e-Fatimi while he has ability to give much more money?

I have few questions regarding Mahr. Many women (including my mom and sisters) back home in Pakistan forgave their husbands the Mahr on the first night of their marriage, because their husbands ask them to. My questions are:1) Can a woman forgive the man of her Mahr, if he says that he does not have the means to pay it or seeks forgiveness just so he can to get out of it (not pay it).2) If the answer to the above question is "yes", then can she demand it later at the time of divorce? Also, in this case isn't this a tricky way on the part of the husbands to deprive their wives from their rights making use of their shyness to ask for their rights. Will the money taken this way be lawful for the husband keeping in mind that the wife may have forgiven it out of shyness and the Prophet said this is unlawful? Thank you.

Is the dower--the money given by the groom's side which is known as mahr--supposed to be given to the bride or to the bride's father?

Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. I have discussed my will with my daughter, and to my knowledge of Shari`ah, if you have a boy in your family, he gets 2/3 whereas the girl gets 1/3 of the assets of their father and mother (I have a son & daughter). She made it clear that she will carry out my wish, but she seems not happy nor fully understanding why a son gets more while Allah says they are equal. I told her as much as I know that the boy has more responsibilities towards his family, while no one can share her inheritance with her. She believes she is more educated than her brother and she will never need his assistance. In addition, if something happened to him or to the father or to the mother, she would be responsible too. Would you kindly explain it more? Jazakum Allahu Khayran.