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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل النكاحIssues of Marriage
بَابُ مَنْ جَعَلَ الْعِلْقَ صَدَاقًا وَكَذَالِكَ تَعْلِيمُ بَعْضِ الْقُرْآنChapter: One Who Made an Iron Ring a Dowry, and Likewise Teaching Some of the Qur'an
Hadith 6931
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَأَلَ رَجُلًا مِنْ صَحَابَتِهِ فَقَالَ أَيَ فُلَانُ هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ قَالَ لَا وَلَيْسَ عِنْدِي مَا أَتَزَوَّجُ بِهِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} [الإخلاص 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ} [الكافرون 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ} [الزلزلة 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ} [النصر 1] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ مَعَكَ آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ {اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ} [البقرة 255] قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ رُبُعُ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ تَزَوَّجْ تَزَوَّجْ تَزَوَّجْ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
Narrated by Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked one of his companions: O so-and-so! Are you married? He replied: No, I do not have the financial means to marry. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Ikhlas? He said: Yes, of course. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Al-Kafirun? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah Az-Zalzalah? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Surah An-Nasr? He said: Yes, I know it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you know Ayat al-Kursi? He said: Yes, absolutely. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is one fourth of the Qur'an. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then get married, get married, get married. He repeated this three times.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The command of Allah, the Exalted, is: {وَاِنْ اَرَدْتُّمُ اسْتِبْدَالَ زَوْجٍ مَّکَانَ زَوْجٍ وَّاٰتَیْتُمْ اِحْدٰھُنَّ قِنْطَارًا فَلاَ تَاْخُذُوْا مِنْہُ شَیْئًا} … “And if you wish to replace one wife with another and you have given one of them a treasure as dowry, do not take anything from it.” (Surah an-Nisa: 20) Here, “treasure” refers to the bridal due (mahr).
From the ahadith of the two aforementioned chapters and other evidences related to this subject, it is understood that there is no minimum or maximum amount specified for the mahr. Mention has been made of five dirhams, a waistcloth, and even a ring of iron; in reality, this is the woman’s right, and whatever right she is pleased with will be considered her mahr.
The Hanafis have stipulated a minimum of ten dirhams or an item of equivalent value for the mahr, and they present this narration as evidence: ((لَا مَھْرَ اَقَلُّ مِنْ عَشْرَۃِ دَرَاھِمَ۔)) … “There is no mahr less than ten dirhams.” (Darqutni: 3/244, Bayhaqi: 7/133) However, this narration is weak; there are objections to two narrators in its chain: one is Hajjaj ibn Arta’ah, who is a mudallis, and the other is Mubashshir ibn Ubayd, who is abandoned (matruk). Moreover, in contrast to this, authentic ahadith have already been mentioned above which indicate a mahr less than ten dirhams.
However, it is necessary to observe restraint and avoid excessiveness regarding the mahr.
From the ahadith of the two aforementioned chapters and other evidences related to this subject, it is understood that there is no minimum or maximum amount specified for the mahr. Mention has been made of five dirhams, a waistcloth, and even a ring of iron; in reality, this is the woman’s right, and whatever right she is pleased with will be considered her mahr.
The Hanafis have stipulated a minimum of ten dirhams or an item of equivalent value for the mahr, and they present this narration as evidence: ((لَا مَھْرَ اَقَلُّ مِنْ عَشْرَۃِ دَرَاھِمَ۔)) … “There is no mahr less than ten dirhams.” (Darqutni: 3/244, Bayhaqi: 7/133) However, this narration is weak; there are objections to two narrators in its chain: one is Hajjaj ibn Arta’ah, who is a mudallis, and the other is Mubashshir ibn Ubayd, who is abandoned (matruk). Moreover, in contrast to this, authentic ahadith have already been mentioned above which indicate a mahr less than ten dirhams.
However, it is necessary to observe restraint and avoid excessiveness regarding the mahr.
