Can a Girl Ask for a Simple Nikah Ceremony as Her Marriage Payment?
Hanafi Fiqh
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can a girl ask for a simple nikah as her mahr? Here, simple nikah means nikah in the masjid with only parents and a few well-wishers of both families present.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
May Allah Most High reward you immensely for your simplicity.
In the Hanafi school, marriage payment can only be given from wealth (mal).
The minimum marriage payment is 10 dirhams or anything equivalent to 10 dirhams in value. There is no maximum level for the mahr. One can find the current currency value from your local scholars and Islamic websites. [Mawsili, Al-Ikhtiyar li Talil al-Mukhtar; Ibn ’Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]
No doubt, a simple wedding is a way forward, and in it lies blessings as given to such marriages ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (Allah bless him and give him peace) reported, the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The best marriage is one that that has the least expenses.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “The best dowry is easiest.” [Ibn Hibban]
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What Would Be an Appropriate Amount to Ask for a Dowry? – SeekersGuidance
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May Allah Most High give us all success in marrying our children as our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) advised us to do, taking him dua at the time, Amin
I pray this helps with your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied within UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan and Turkey.
He started his early education in UK. He went onto complete hifz of Qur’an in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in UK where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He was teaching at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in UK with his wife. His personal interest is love of books and gardening.
