Pillars of Marriage

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Groom

1. Muslimin

2. A man to whom marrying his intended

bride with lawful

3. Consents to the marriage is made

voluntarily and force4. Has seen his intended bride before the

betrothal

5. Not in the state of performing Hajj or

Umrah

6. Nor married to 4 other women at the time

of the ‘aqad’











Witnesses

1. Two(2) witnesses

2. Muslims

3. Male

4. Mature (puberty)

5. With sanity6. Not a fasiq

7. Nor deaf, dumb or blind

8. Men who are fair and just

9. Able to understand the

language used for ‘aqad’





The Dowry

Allah said:

“And give the women (whom you marry) their Mahr (an obligatory

bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time marriage)

with a good heart.” (An-Nisaa’ 4:4)

The payment of dower is

compulsory and it is a

supererogatory (sunat) to

mention the amount of the

dower in the ‘aqad’.

There is no stated rule in Islam about the amount of dower. However,

the amount of dower is to be decided upon according to the

satisfaction of both the bride and the groom.



The Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said;

“The best amount for the dower is the one that is the cheapest and the most

blessed marriage is the one with small amount of dower.”

The amount of dower must not be a burden to the groom for it is not

encouraged in Islam to demand high sum of dower. Some companions of the

prophet had married their wives having a piece of gold as heavy as date,

worth not more than 5 dirham as their dower. Said Ibnu Musaiyib gave hisdaughter’s hand in marriage to Abu Hurairah r.a with the amount of dower of

only 2 dirham. The Prophet himself gave his daughter, Fatimah in marriage

with Saidina Ali, requesting him to give only a few pairs of the battle attire as

the dower(Mahr). As a matter of fact, Khadijah was only given a mat, a shawl,

a kettle and a container made from the sheep’s skin as her Mahr.









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