Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abu Ja'far narrates that Najashi conducted the marriage of Hazrat Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) to the Prophet (peace be upon him) for a dowry of four hundred dinars.

Hazrat Ata Khurasani narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) married Hazrat Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her) for a dowry of forty thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila narrates that Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Auf married a woman for thirty thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Mughira bin Hakeem states that the first person to give four hundred dinars as mahr was Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin states that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) married Shamila Salmiya for a dowry of ten thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) married off each of his daughters for a dowry of ten thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Mutarrif married a woman from Banu Aqeel for twenty thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin states that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) permitted a dowry of two thousand, and Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) permitted a dowry of four thousand.

Hazrat Kuraib bin Hisham, who was a student of Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him), married a woman for four thousand dirhams.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin states that Amr bin Harith sent a marriage proposal for the daughter of Hazrat Adi bin Hatim. Adi demanded the Sunnah dowry of the Prophet, which amounted to four hundred and eighty. Amr bin Harith married Hazrat Adi's daughter for this amount.

Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) married a woman, and sent her one hundred slave girls, each slave girl having one thousand dirhams!