What is a reasonable amount to ask for mehr these days?
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Depends on a variety of different things....I don't think there is a set "reasonable" amount that applys to all. It should depend on the state of the man as well as that of the woman
Re: Haq mehr
Depends on a variety of different things....I don't think there is a set "reasonable" amount that applys to all. It should depend on the state of the man as well as that of the woman
Is it a certain amount of salaries? How do we go about it?
Re: Haq mehr
Islamically, haq mehr is a marriage gift from the husband to the wife.
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/life-and-relationships/404990-haq-mehr.html
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As far as I know there is no hadith outlining the min or max amounts .... there is no formula for it.
Again it depends on the situation....my husband and I decided the mehr together but when my sister got married my parents and my future BIL talked about it cause she wasn't that comfortable discussing it, but my parents told her the amount they had talked about and she agreeed.
More then anything the amount should be one that they guy can afford to pay and has all the intentions of paying. I think sometimes in our culture people put crazy amounts down to show off because the bride has no intention of asking for it and the groom has no intention of paying.
The mahr should be paid as soon as the couple gets married unless the bride agrees to defer the payment.
Re: Haq mehr
it should be decent amount so that groom can pay it.
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As far as I know there is no hadith outlining the min or max amounts .... there is no formula for it.
There is a Hadith whereby our Prophet (PBUH) said that the mehr should be no less than 10 dirhams. I don't have the reference to hand right now as I'm on my phone.
There is no maximum amount, but it's preferred to request a reasonable amount. Using common sense, that'd be anything within his means.
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when deciding something like this it is always a good idea to understand the reason why it was implemented.......
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Following-on from my earlier post, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: 'the most blessed marriage is one in which the marriage partners place the least burden on each other.' (al-Haythami, Kitab ab-Nikah, 4:255). And another hadith suggests that: 'the best woman is the one whose mehr is the easiest to pay.' (al-Haythami, Kitab an-Nikah 4:281). Therefore, it's always best to be sensible when setting the mehr amount.
So to your original question...what is a reasonable amount of mehr? Following the sunnah, a reasonable amount would be 'Mehr Fatimi'; the amount Fatimah (RA) was given by Ali (RA)....1750g of silver/500 dirhams (there are different narrations on the exact amount, but I'm sure you get the idea).