The Amount of Mahr and Giving Help at a Wedding

Question

What was the mahr of Hazrat Fatima ﵂? Should exactly that much be fixed, or according to one’s means? How should a man of middle means conduct a wedding? At weddings a bed is decorated, and relatives and other guests who come to eat give utensils and other things on it — is this correct? Or should the bed not be put out, and whoever wishes may come and give to the master of the house secretly? Please write.

Answer

The mahr of Fatima is about one hundred and thirty-two (132) tolas (a unit of weight, ≈ 11.66 g) of silver. Fixing less or more than that is also valid. A man of middle means should fix such a mahr as he is able to pay; its payment should be somewhat of a burden on him, and if matters come to divorce, the wife should be able to live on it for some days; and the husband himself…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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