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Bayhaqi 14336 — There is no fixed limit to the dowry, whether much

وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو حَازِمٍ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ الْهَرَوِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَجْدَةَ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، ثنا هُشَيْمٌ، ثنا مُجَالِدٌ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ: خَطَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ النَّاسَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ تَعَالَى وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: " أَلَا لَا تُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَبْلُغُنِي عَنْ أَحَدٍ سَاقَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ سَاقَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ سِيقَ إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلْتُ فَضْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ " ثُمَّ نَزَلَ، فَعَرَضَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكِتَابُ اللهِ تَعَالَى أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُتَّبَعَ أَوْ قَوْلُكَ؟ قَالَ: " بَلْ كِتَابُ اللهِ تَعَالَى، فَمَا ذَاكَ؟ " قَالَتْ: نَهَيْتَ النَّاسَ آنِفًا أَنْ يُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ: {وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنْطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا} [النساء: ٢٠]، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " كُلُّ أَحَدٍ أَفْقَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ " مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ: " إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ أَلَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ رَجُلٌ فِي مَالِهِ مَا بَدَا لَهُ "، هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ.
Imam al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed the people, praised and extolled Allah Almighty, and said: Do not give excessive dowers to women. If I learn that anyone has given more as dower than the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave, or than was given to him, I will deposit the excess in the treasury (bayt al-mal). Then he came down from the pulpit, and a woman from nearby said: O Commander of the Faithful! Is the Book of Allah more entitled to be followed, or your word? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Book of Allah; but what has happened? She said: You have just forbidden people to give excessive dowers to women, whereas in the Book of Allah it says: "And you have given one of them a heap of treasure (qintar), then do not take anything from it." [Surah al-Nisa: 20] Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Everyone has more understanding than Umar (may Allah be pleased with him); he said this two or three times. Then he went back to the pulpit and said to the people: I had forbidden you to give excessive dowers, but a man may give from his wealth as much as he wishes.
This is munqati' (its chain is broken).
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصداق / 14336
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