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What should be done if the wife denies accepting the mahar on the first night and later refuses to accept it?

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My wife has deny to take the mahar on 1st night and she say that she and her god maaf my mahar,should i give her mahar now.i want to give her but she did not except.what should i do?

Answer

(Fatwa: 954/954/M=1432)

Mahr is the right of wife and one who owns right can also withdraw it. In this case, if wife withdraws her right of mahr willingly it will be cancelled and you will no longer be asked to pay it off. However, if you still want to give her, you can give it with some other title.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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