Question: Two men agreed that each would marry the other to his sister. Each fixed a dowry for his sister of three hundred qirsh (French coin). In the minds of the two men, if one sister would not remain with her husband, then the other man\u2014whose son\u2019s wife remained\u2014would pay the three hundred to enable his in-law to marry. As for the dowry in the case the marriages proceed normally, their view is that it is the dowry of equals (mahr al-mithl). Their custom is that a woman does not demand her dowry except in anger or upon divorce.
If both women\u2014or one of them\u2014now demand the dowry, must the full three hundred be paid? Or only mahr al-mithl? Does their intention at the time of contract\u2014though unspoken in the contract\u2014have any effect? Or must an oath be taken? What should they do? And does a man sin if his wife demands the dowry and he does not give it\u2014given that three hundred today might reach six hundred thousand Yemeni riyals and could lead to family strife? Please give us a ruling\u2014may you be rewarded with the best of both abodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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