Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-103) What is the minimum amount of mahr (dowry)? What is the method of working this out? How much is Mahr Fāṭimiy (the dowry that was given to Sayyidah Fāṭimah, Allah be pleased with her)? How can we find this out? Answer: The minimum amount of mahr (dowry) is ten dirham silver which according ..
Category : Marriage – Nikāh
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion (Q-94) I love a pious Muslim girl and I am waiting till my marriage to have her as a wife, with the Will of Allah. I do not have any contact with her as I know that this would go against the teachings of Islam. Please guide me in light of Islamic Law and ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-93) Zaid wants to marry Aminah. Zaid’s family wants to marry him to someone else without his approval. What is the Islamic ruling in this regard? Answer: With the Name of the All Knowing Zaid is permitted according to Islamic Law to marry any woman of sound belief he wishes to (with whom marriage ..
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion (Q-92) What is the ruling according to Sharīʿah (Islamic Law) in relation to mourning during the month of Muḥarram, expressing sorrow in this month and getting married in the month of Muḥarram? Answer: In the Name of the Almighty It is forbidden to mourn three days after the death of a deceased person. Beating ..