Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Censure of Demanding an Excessive Dowry

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Marriage 3 Women 2 Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq 1 Ahl al-Bayt 1

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hadith 2585
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best women of my community are those that have the prettiest faces and the smallest dowries.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أفضَلُ نِساءِ اُمَّتِي أصبَحُهُنَّ وَجهاً وأقَلُّهُنَّ مَهراً.
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hadith 2586
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best dowry is the simplest one.
رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ الصَّداقِ أيسَرُهُ.
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hadith 2587
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The bane of a woman is her excessive dowry and her disrespect of her husband.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): أمّا شُؤمُ المَرأةِ فكَثرَةُ مَهرِها وعُقوقُ زَوجِها.
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