What are the subject matter of dower ?

There is an idea that dower only means money, but dower may be any thing which means any valuable property except money too.

Once there was a incident regarding dower during the period of Prophet Mohammad (SM.), the incident is as follow:

According to tradition of Amir bin-Rabia said that ” a woman of the tribe of Bani Fazarah married on a settlement of of a pair of shoes”. And the prophet said to her” are you pleased to give yourself and your property for these two shoes?” She said, “yes, then the Prophet approved of the marriage”.

Under Muslim law dower may be any things, some of dower subject matters are given below which were used as valuable property for the consideration of marriage as dower during earlier Islamic period:

1. Teaching Quran;

2. Teaching Islamic rules and regulation, if the wife is non Muslim;

3. A pair of shoes;

4. A handful of dates;

5. The duty of the husband is to serve his wife, if he is a slave;

6. Husband’s services rendered to the guardian of a minor wife;

7. Slavery to the wife by the husband; etc.

From the above mentioned elements it can be said that dower may be any things except money. Here dower, in case of Muslim marriage, may be any thing moveable or immoveable property.

Written With The Help Of Refference Book:

1. Mulla’s Principles Of MAHOMEDAN LAW (19^th Edition)

Written By: M. Hidayatullah & Arshad Hidayatullah (India).

2. Text Book Of MOHAMMEDAN LAW (23^rd Edition)

Written By: Aqil Ahamad (India).

3. MUSLIM LAW (17^th Edition-2014)

Written By: Syed Khalid Rashid.

Revised By: Prof. V. P. Bharatiya (India).

4. Text Book On ISLAMIC LAW

[Including Statutory Family Laws]

Reprint: May 2009(1^st Edition)

Written By: Dr. Muhammad Faiz-Ud-Din (Bangladesh).