Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
How much Mahr did the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ give to his wives?
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fixed five hundred dirhams as the Mahr for his wives.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1426]
It is also proven that the Prophet ﷺ gave freedom from slavery as Mahr.
❀ Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated:
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْتَقَ صَفِيَّةَ، وَجَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَا
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ emancipated Ṣafiyyah, and made her emancipation her Mahr.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5086, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1365]
❖ Question:
How much Mahr did the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ give to his wives?
✿ Answer:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ fixed five hundred dirhams as the Mahr for his wives.
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1426]◈ Freedom of a Slave Woman as Mahr:
It is also proven that the Prophet ﷺ gave freedom from slavery as Mahr.
❀ Sayyidunā Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه narrated:
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَعْتَقَ صَفِيَّةَ، وَجَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَا
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ emancipated Ṣafiyyah, and made her emancipation her Mahr.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5086, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1365]
Conclusion:
- The standard Mahr the Prophet ﷺ gave was 500 dirhams.
- In specific cases, such as with Ṣafiyyah رضي الله عنها, her freedom was considered her Mahr.
- This demonstrates flexibility in what can constitute Mahr in Islam.
