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Dower: The Less The Better

Tradition n. 274

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

اَعظَمُ النِّكاحِ بَرَكَةً اَيسَرُهُ مَؤُونَةً.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “The blessing of that marriage is greater that its expenditure is easier.”

Kanz al-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 299

Tradition n. 275

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

اَفضَلُ نِساءِ اُمَّتِي اَصبَحَهُنَّ وَجهًا وَ اَقَلَّهُنَّ مَه رًا.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “The excellent women of my Ummah are those that the more their faces are beautiful the less are their dowers.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 236

Tradition n. 276

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

تَزَوَّج وَلَو بِخاتَمٍ مِن حَدِيدٍ.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “Marry even with an iron ring (as dower).”

Kanz al-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 321

Tradition n. 277

قالَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم:

مَن اَعطى فِي صَداقٍ مِل أَ كَفِّهِ سَويقًا اَو تَم رًا فَقَدِ اس تَحَلَّ.

The Holy Prophet (S) said: “He who gives as much as a handful of grains or dates as a dowry (with the acceptance of the partner), surely his marriage is lawful and correct.”

Kanz al-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 321

Tradition n. 278

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

زَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ (ص) عَلِيًّا فاطِمَةَ (ع) عَلى دِر عِ حَطَمِيَّةٍ تُساوي ثَلاثينَ دِر هَما.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “The Holy Prophet (S) gave Fatimah (‘a) in marriage to ‘Ali (‘a) with (the dower of) an armour at the price of thirty Dirhams.”

Wasa’il ash-Shi’a, vol. 21, p. 251