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What is the significance of MEHR or Dowry, is it compulsory in Islam ?

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What is the significance of MEHR or Dowry, is it compulsory in Islam ?

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Mehr or Dowry is an amount of money, determined by agreement by the two parties to a marriage, and is payable by the bridegroom to the bride. Once it is paid, it becomes the property of the bride and she has the full power to do whatever she likes with it. If it is agreed upon but not paid, it remains an outstanding loan payable to the bride. There is no way bridegroom can evade payment. It is, however, possible to delay payment of the dowry, if the two parties agree to such a delay. In fact, the time of its payment is left to the two parties concerned. There are cases when the husband cannot meet all the expenses of the marriage before the marriage actually takes place. If the woman who is to be the future wife agrees, he may delay paying her the dowry for as long as they mutually agree. If it is delayed, it should not be considered to have been automatically forgone by the wife. The wife may, if she likes, payback her husband or she may forgo any amount of her dowry at any time befor

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