DOWER AMOUNT AND DOWRY ARTICLES SHARIAH LIMITS AND LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Dower amount and dowry articles are two of the most important financial matters related to a marriage contract. The inclusion of dower amount is one of the basic conditions for the marriage to be solemnized according to Islamic Shariah while giving dowry to daughters in their marriage is also proven by the blessed Sunnah. However, like all other Shariah rules, the Shariah has set some limits for these two matters, in the observance of which the true spirit of these Shariah rules is manifested in its real glory. If you look at the matter from this perspective, the merits and benefits of both of them are obvious. But if the Shariah limits are exceeded, their ideal form can be blurred and cause disadvantages instead of advantages and potential losses instead of benefits. Nowadays there are many irregularities in the name of dower and dowry which exceed the Shariah limits. To prevent these excesses, it is necessary to get rid of all such superstitions which take them out of the Shariah limits and put them on the path of imitation of strange and frivolous habits and customs. As a counter solution, various legislative proposals come up in this context. This research paper covers aspects such as the legal status of dowry and dowry, the abnormalities found in them, the legislation for their correction, and the powers of the ruling government in this regard