Hi LP, I am unable to find any verse on it, I thought it was in Surat-un-Nisa.. but it’s not, so I called my Qari sahab, he told me that there isnt but there is a hadith with a bit different aspect.. So I’m really sorry, it’s my mistake…
P.S: All I found was a person can do wasiyat before dying..
My MIL asked for jahaiz. I was very shocked because my mom being a mother in law of two daughters never asked. Instead, their mothers asked mine what she would like in jahaiz and my mother modestly said “your daughters are more than enough and we don’t believe in jahaiz”. And we’re all in America. Either born or brought up. So when I was getting married, that request hit me in the face. But since he is mardful he stopped his mother and said he doesn’t want anything.
I’m all for making weddings easy and simple. But when big money is otherwise being spent anyway then not bringing typical jahez items is quite cheap. I’m not talking about cash, jewelry, or property in jahaiz. I’m talking about furniture, bed sheets, fridge, chopper, grinder, washing machine, etc. Those items do not cost a lot and in most cases the combined cost of those items is less than a bride’s typical wedding dress. It’s not about the cost of those items anyway. Surely, there are acceptable circumstances when a bride doesn’t bring along those things such as the bride herself being from out-of-city or the couple has no definite place of stay, etc.
There are two things. Mazhab and Tehzeeb. This is something which our Mazhab dont allow us but on the other than as we lived in subcontinent and this was one of the customs of here’s Tehzeeb. So to avoid “Log Kya Kahay Gay” people do this even they dont need it. But I see most people are very much interested to take it.