Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Ownership of Mahr

· 6 Rabiʻ II 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a husband gives his wife Mahr at the time of the Nikah, what authority does the wife have over it? If she remarries, does she have to return the Mahr to the previous husband?

Answer

The wife is the sole owner of the Mahr she receives and has full authority over it.

If she remarries, she does not have to return the Mahr to the previous husband as it belongs to her.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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