Woman in Islamic Shari‘ah
9. Dowry
~ 213 ~
foremost of the Prophet’s Companions, who was
married in Medina with as little ceremony as
possible, not even thinking it necessary to invite the
Prophet or any of the Companions. Imam Ahmad
tells of how the Prophet came to know that ‘Abdur
Rahman was married: ‘Abdur Rahman ibn ‘Auf
came to the Prophet with the scent of saffron upon
him, and when the Prophet asked him about this, he
said, “I have married.” The Prophet then enquired
as to how much dower he had given his bride.
“Gold equal in weight to one date stone,” he
replied.
180
178. Al-Haythami,
Majma’ az-Zawa’id wa Manba’ al-
Fawa’id, Kitab an-Nikah
, 4/255.
179. Abu Dawud,
Sunan, Kitab an-Nikah,
2/336.
180. Ibid, 2/336.
A WRONG CUSTOM
In Modern times the Islamic spirit has almost
vanished from the responsibilities connected with
the arranging and performing of a marriage.
Muslims nowadays prefer to follow local custom
