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Is it obligatory prior to marriage to have a deferred dowry agreed? Or can you have an upfront dowry and not something that becomes due just in the case of a husband initiating divorce?

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Is it obligatory prior to marriage to have a deferred dowry agreed? Or can you have an upfront dowry and not something that becomes due just in the case of a husband initiating divorce?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 6 years ago

Dowry is the right of the woman in marriage. She has the right to ask for her dowry upfront or keep part of it for later. There is no condition at all to keep a deferred dowry if the woman does not want to defer it.

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