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What Is the Mahr of the Prophet’s Wives and How to Calculate It

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darul Iftaa Chicago
What is the mahr azwaj amount and why do different Darul Iftaas differ on it? Is it because the time of calculation may differ?

Also, what is the easiest way for me to calculate it at the time of nikah so I may get the exact amount closest to the sunnah, inshaAllah?

الجواب حامدا ومصليا

The mahr that Rasulullah ﷺ gave to his wives was 500 dirhams.[1] This is equivalent to 1.5 kilograms of silver. The value of silver fluctuates, and the most accurate way to calculate a dollar amount is based off the prices on the day of the nikāḥ.

And Allah knows best.

Ml. Salman Bakali
Student, Darul Iftaa Chicago

Checked and Approved:

Mf. Abrar Mirza
Head Mufti, Darul Iftaa Chicago

[1]وفي مسلم: قالت عائشة: كان صداق رسول الله ثنتي عشرة أوقية ونشا فذلك خمسمائة درهم
(عمدة القاري، كتاب النكاح: 20/194؛ العلمية)

[كان صداقه لأزواجه ثنتي عشرة أوقية] وهي أربعون درهم… النش: النصف من كل شيء
(مرقاة المفاتيح، كتاب النكاح: 6/328؛ العلمية)

(فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا، كتاب النكاح: 3/626؛ زمزم)

(فتاوى محمودية، باب المهر: 12/28؛فاروقية)

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This answer was collected from Darul Iftaa Chicago’s official website, which is managed under the supervision of Mufti Abrar Mirza. He spent over 12 years researching and writing fatwas under the guidance of the world-renowned jurist Mufti Ebrahim Desai (may Allah have mercy on him).