{"id":6652,"date":"2024-07-10T07:43:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/relinquishing-the-mahr\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T07:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:42","slug":"relinquishing-the-mahr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/relinquishing-the-mahr\/","title":{"rendered":"Relinquishing The Mahr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>There is a common social custom that the <em>mahr<\/em>  (dower), whether stated or not is relinquished by the bride. However I  did so by my free will. My husband, in spite of that, gifted it to me.  Can I use it?<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>Let me explain a few things. Religion has  advised us to implement some of its commandments according to the  prevailing social values. It is not necessary to follow the original  practice. <em>Mahr<\/em> is a religious statute. It is a right of the wife  and an obligation on the husband. If she relinquished her right, then it  was her graciousness. If he still fulfilled it, then it was due of his  chivalry. Now she may use it as she pleases.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>This  question was answered by Mr Ghamidi in Deen-o-Danish, an online TV  session hosted by Dr Muneer Ahmad aired on Dunay TV. The text has been  rendered into English by Mr Dhu al-Nurain.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Javed Ahmad Ghamidi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-02-02<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6652\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a common social custom that the <em>mahr<\/em>  (dower), whether stated or not is relinquished by the bride. However I  did so by my free will. My husband, in spite of that, gifted it to me.  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