Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
13
Marriage
كتاب النكاح
Chapter 7b: The Dower - Section 2
باب الصداق - الفصل الثاني
Mishkat al-Masabih 3204
'Umar b. al-Khattab said
Do not go to extremes in giving women their dower, for if it represented honour in this world and piety in Allahs sight, the one of you most entitled to do so would have been Allah's Prophet. I am not aware of Allah's Messenger ﷺ marrying any of his wives or giving any of his daughters in marriage for more than twelve uqiyas. Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَلَا لَا تُغَالُوا صَدُقَةَ النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّهَا لَوْ كَانَتْ مَكْرُمَةً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَتَقْوَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ لَكَانَ أَوْلَاكُمْ بِهَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا عَلِمْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَكَحَ شَيْئًا مِنْ نِسَائِهِ وَلَا أَنْكَحَ شَيْئًا مِنْ بَنَاتِهِ عَلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً. رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَالدَّارِمِيُّ
REFERENCE: Mishkat al-Masabih 3204
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 13 Chapter 7b Hadith 1
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 13 Chapter 7b Hadith 1