Ask scholar Tariq Masood Amatuallah is asking from India, "What is
the lowest amount of dower? Is Rs. 5000 fine according to this era? Is it enough for father
to fix/decide the amount of dower or is it important for the girl to fix/decide it?
Answer: According to many Islamic Scholars there is no such lowest fix amount you many
fix any even you can fix Rs. 5 too but according
to Ibn e Nafi you can fix any lowest amount but not
less than this. There's the argument/fact about it in the Quran. Allah said, "We know
what is must for Muslims about their wives." further
Allah said, In the Quran, "Oh Prophet there will be
any trouble with you". For Prophet if there is a lady who wants to do Nikah can do without
dower but it is allowed for other common ladies (proven from the Quran). By this we can come
to know to common ladies even little amount of prompt will be given. Some amount is very
lowest that is equal to nothing such as Rs. 1 or Rs. 2 you can give, here is the verse
of the Holy Quran, "We know about what have we must fix
about dower, we just know about." By this we
can come to know anyhow there is limited amount which is fixed and that is obligatory but
the Quran and Sunnah did not explain it vividly.
These types of verses are called Mujmal. Mujmal means some amount is fixed. It is for woman's
respect in this way man can feel respect for her
after taking out some amount from his pocket. Even a little bit amount that's not even amount
I would say as I have already given you example
such as Rs. 5, Rs. 2 or you can give pen. Of
course the philosophies is dead absolutely which is must by Legalism. Prophet Muhammad
(Peace Be Upon Him) has got distinction without dower getting married that distinction will
be finished too. Anyhow there's some amount mentioned/
fixed by the argument /fact of the Quran and Sunnah actually how much exactly
it is we do not know. If we do not have strong argument/or fact to accept something, in this
condition we can use weak argument or fact. By
one of the anecdotes we come to know, " There is no dower less than 10 Dirham. It is the
matter of this anecdote but there's a question risen if you do not follow this anecdote,
there is no dower by your choice. It is better to follow
any of the anecdotes rather than following the
Qiyas (Islamic law not clearly covered). That is why by this anecdote we can come to know
10 Dirham which is equal to 32 grams silver.
You can ask amount of 32 grams silver because the
amount of silver is charged. Less than dower is not legal. How much woman dower be? It
should be according to her family. Firstly we see here, her family then her age, her
beauty, her behavior. After seeing all these things Mehri
Misal is decided Mehri misal. Mehri misal means
dower which is found in usually in any woman of the family. It is the lowest amount of
dower that does not mean we fix it this much. It
should be Mehri Misal rather. According to every
ladies family and status/qualities there is different prompt. Now a days prompt has been
finished because I always shout on there is no importance of lady in society. In society
there's only one wife you must have studied the principle
of supply and demand anything that has more supply and less demand, it's value is
down. The population of ladies are increasing men
are dying more and according to family planning if any family got two sons they stop their
generation and if in the family daughters are born there will be one son after six daughters.
As a result the growth ratio of daughters is increasing
but sons' growth ratio is stopped there. By all
these problems and there is one wife tradition so there is so much problem is women's
marriage. I recite Nikah (marry) people a lot in number mostly I am requested for Nikah.
Here I can see good status family girls prompt is
very low of course family of girls are compelled. They
think if we find good alliances what else we need more. A lot of lacs dowry they are
asking but prompt which has value in Legalism and it
is the special right for ladies from Allah that is very
cut down. I must say to people at least give two months salary on Nikah for giving prompt
to wife. They do not even have two months salary
by this we can come to know how are ladies exploitation is going on. If by one thing
you increase demand instead of supply means if men do
more Nikah and also fulfill the rights, women will be fewer in this way many people will
find difficulty in finding women as a result women's
value will be increased too. We may see Arab country, they do Nikah by giving a lot of
prompt. It is also wrong to ask a lot of prompt that will
cause necessitous in Nikah. In society it is also not right to fix only to Rs. 5000
to 10,000 and even though men's salary is too much. And
the actual purposed of dower is it will be harder for
the men to divorce. You tell me if Rs. 5000 to 10000 prompt is fixed that will be easier
to them to leave (divorce). When the prompt is
much then it will be harder to leave. Anyhow for divorce
its amount is must. It is must to pay before but after divorce it is must to pay. So, this
tradition must be finished. Here she asked, "Is it enough
for father to decide prompt or girl has to decide?" As it is the right of lady actually
there should be girl's acceptance will be seen usually
girl's father fixes/decides to whom girls are happy believe in him because he has done
it for our benefits. If father decides, girl will be
happy. It's right too. Ask scholar Tariq Masood