what happens if a bride’s dowry was agreed upon (b/w bride and grooms parents) but the wife never received it and the husband who was uneducated about this matter didnt even know he had to give it to the wife. Is the marriage (8yrs) still valid? Is it acceptable for her to pardon it?
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
Mehr is not the part of dowry
mehr can be paid off to the wife any time. but it is not compulsory to pay off, unless the wife demands for it i am not 100% sure… Mehr has nothing to do with the Nikkah validity. at divorce time, husband is required to pay off the Mehr rightaway
btw husband is required to be agreed upon Mehr, but not his parents .. isn’t he suppose to sign some kinda papers 
yes i am pretty sure she Can pardon it
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
she shud have read it when she signed the nikaah-nama....
and if she doesnt know, her parents approval is enuff....
if she has not still received the mehr, she can ask her husband to pay it....
and if she wishes to pardon him from paying it, it is also possible....
so nothing wrong with the nikaah....
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
if she has not still received the mehr, she can ask her husband to pay it.... and if she wishes to pardon him from paying it, it is also possible....
so nothing wrong with the nikaah....
good...i'll let her know.
also the imam just told her the same thing.
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
While it is acceptable for her to pardon it, this money is for her own protection. It is better for her NOT to pardon it, but to consider it delayed payment. She may ask for it in the event of a divorce or upon the death of her husband, this will be a debt that must be paid before his estate is divided.
The concept of mehr is to give the woman funds of her own, and to protect her. It is an honor that Allah (swt) has given to women, and her husband adn hsi family should fear Allah and not pressure her to pardon it, nor should she feel compelled in any way to do so.
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
^ excuse my ignorance, but i think its the husband who has to pay the mehr, so how can she ask for it upon the death of her husband????
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
the husband gives the wife mehr. it is incumbent upon him to give her the mehr b4 his death. If not it ...it becomes a debt must be paid to her b4 his estate is divided (upon his death).
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
^ Yes, that is correct- it is treated in the same way as any other debt upon his death if he does not pay it during his lifetime. This in no way affects the share of the inheritance that his wife will receive. This is like if a man doesn't finish paying for his house, first the house is paid for, then the estate is divided.
If the mehr is not paid, first the mehr is paid, then the estate is divided, with the wife receiving the usual share based on the number of inheritors.
Re: Dowry (Mehr)
Dowry(Jahaiz) is not necessary but Mehr is strictly ordered to pay and not to keep it with man. Its women right and they must have it on Nikkah. Jahaiz is taken by Hindu culture, its not our Prophet Sunnah at all. The things people tell that prophet gave those to his daugther on her marriege is totally wrong information. Those things were provided by Sayyedna Ali 
as Mehr, he sold his few things to buy those things.