DOWRY

[SwedenMajidah]

Salaam,

Well then I think dowry is a bad tradition because why u must buy u into a marriage!?

I mean mahr can be whatever, like clothes, a copy of Al-Quran etc.

Peace
Sis Majidah

[TheNabi]

Salaam,

Mehr is basically a gift. You're not buying your wife, nor is one selling one's daughter to another.

Joe

[unknownuser]

Hi Swedenmajidah,
yes, Dowry is wrong but a pathetic reality.
Mehr is a gift for the bride's security.(mentioned in Quran)

[SwedenMajidah]

Salaam guys,

Ok thanks for the clarifications D

Peace
Sis Maria

[Jaxal]

SaLaM

Its not only the men's family that demand dowry. Sometimes women's family also 'demands' the mehr.