Nikah with the Word “Wage”

Question

A certain Hinda, who is sane, adult, a thayyiba (previously married), a widow, and whose age exceeds twenty years — Zayd did a small job. After doing it, Zayd said to Hinda in jest: “I want a wage for this which has a special distinction.” At that, Hinda, greatly pleased, said: “In return for this take me: I have handed my very self over to you.” Then Zayd said: “Say it very firmly.

Answer

The words by which nikah is concluded are of two kinds: first, explicit (sarih); second, allusive (kinaya). The phrase “In return and as wages for this, take me” belongs to the allusive expressions of nikah, not the explicit ones.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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