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Assalamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Quick question about Nikah the mahr.
I am getting married in a few days and a brother suggested that when we give the Mahr to also give an ayah of the quran which is dear to me.
I don't want to do anything that could be deemed wrong and was wondering with reference to the hadith below can I do so or shall I not bother?

Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi: A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Apostle looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and see if you have something." The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's Apostle said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring." He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's Apostle said, "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked." So that man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Apostle saw him going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet said, "How much of the Quran do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such Sura," counting them. The Prophet said, "Do you know them by heart?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Quran which you have." (Book #62, Hadith #24Sahih Bukhari)

JazakAllah

[shanice]

1) How do you give an ayat to someone?

2) This hadith was specific to that Sahabi as explained extensively by 'Ulama and Fuqaha. There are many examples like this in another ahadith like the Sahabi who broke his fast in Ramazan. He was allowed to eat his own Kaffarah. This was specific to him.

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1) How do you give an ayat to someone?

A brother I know is writing the ayah in calligraphy and I was thinking of putting it in a frame but obviously I don't want to do anything which is classed as an invasion or against the sunah we will be giving the money and I just thought it would be very good gesture giving an ayah of the quran which is dear to me to my wife to be otherwise will just give it as a present afterwards.

I know a practising brother who has done this who suggested the idea to me so thought I would get it checked from other sources.

[shanice]

1) How do you give an ayat to someone?

A brother I know is writing the ayah in calligraphy and I was thinking of putting it in a frame but obviously I don't want to do anything which is classed as an invasion or against the sunah we will be giving the money and I just thought it would be very good gesture giving an ayah of the quran which is dear to me to my wife to be otherwise will just give it as a present afterwards.

I know a practising brother who has done this who suggested the idea to me so thought I would get it checked from other sources.

Well you can give anything you want to. You can give a big framed picture of Ka'aba or Masjid e Nabawi.

But how does giving an ayat similar to teaching an ayat which the Sahabi did?

[ssyyyrruho]

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