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Sahih Bukhari 5148 — Gold Mahr and Marriage Happiness
"And give to the women their Mahr with a good heart..."
وَكَثْرَةِ الْمَهْرِ، وَأَدْنَى مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الصَّدَاقِ، وَقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنْطَارًا فَلاَ تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا} وَقَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا لَهُنَّ} وَقَالَ سَهْلٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ».
Hadith About Mahr Equal to a Date Stone of Gold
Sahih Bukhari : 5148
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5148
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ، فَرَأَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَشَاشَةَ الْعُرْسِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ. وَعَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ.
Anas Narrated from:
`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal to the weight of a date stone (as Mahr). When the Prophet (ﷺ) noticed the signs of cheerfulness of the marriage (on his face) and asked him about it, he said, "I have married a woman and gave (her) gold equal to a date stone in weight (as Mahr).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5148In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 83USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 78
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5148
This Hadith about Mahr tells us that Abdur Rahman bin Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal to the weight of a date stone. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed signs of cheerfulness on his face and asked him about it. He then explained that he had married and mentioned the Mahr he gave. The Hadith is short, but it gives a simple picture of marriage, Mahr, and happiness. It shows that the Mahr was known and mentioned clearly. It also shows the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم attention to the state of his companion when he saw signs of joy after marriage.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mahr is an important part of marriage.
- The amount of Mahr can be clearly stated.
- Marriage may show joy and cheerfulness on a person.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed and asked about his companion’s condition.
