16/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1427e — Asking About Mahr
The Dowry. It is permissible for the dowry to be teaching Quran, a ring of iron or anything else, a small or large amount, And it is recommended for it to be Five Hundred Dirham
Hadith About Asking the Mahr Amount
Sahih Muslim : 1427e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1427e
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ صُهَيْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، يَقُولُ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ رَآنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَعَلَىَّ بَشَاشَةُ الْعُرْسِ فَقُلْتُ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ . فَقَالَ " كَمْ أَصْدَقْتَهَا " . فَقُلْتُ نَوَاةً . وَفِي حَدِيثِ إِسْحَاقَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ .
Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw the signs of the happiness of wedding in me, and I said: I have married a woman of the Ansar. He said: How much Mahr have you paid? I said: For a date-stone weight of gold. And in the hadith transmitted by Ishaq (it is): (nawat weight) of gold.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1427eIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 96USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3323
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1427e
This hadith about asking the mahr amount reports Abd al-Rahman b. Auf saying that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saw signs of wedding happiness on him. Abd al-Rahman said that he had married a woman from the Ansar. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then asked, “How much Mahr have you paid?” He answered that it was a date-stone weight of gold. The narration is warm and direct. It shows wedding happiness being noticed, marriage being shared, and the mahr being asked about plainly. For searches such as mahr hadith, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf marriage, or date-stone weight of gold, this report is a key wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed the signs of wedding happiness on Abd al-Rahman.
- The mahr amount was asked and answered clearly.
- The narration mentions marriage to a woman from the Ansar.
