Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1886 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 607
Source no. 1886 · Volume 4 · Page 386
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (١٨٣٣)
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1886. It was narrated that Abu Salamah said: "I asked 'Aishah: 'How much was the dowry of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ?' She said: 'The dowry he gave to his wives was twelve Uqiyyah and a Nash (of Silver). Do you know what a Nash is? It is one half of an Uqiyyah. And that is equal to five hundred Dirham.'"[1] (Sahih)
1886 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ الدَّرَاوَرْدِيُّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ: كَمْ كَانَ صَدَاقُ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ قَالَتْ: «كَانَ صَدَاقُهُ فِي أَزْوَاجِهِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً وَنَشًّا، هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا النَّشُّ؟ هُوَ نِصْفُ أُوقِيَّةٍ، وَذَلِكَ خَمْسُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ»
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The dowry fixed should not be excessive, such that it is difficult for a husband to pay, and it should also be not very little, such that it has no importance in the sight of a husband. If the husband is poor, the dowry fixed may be less; maybe an iron ring. (See Hadith: 1889) Five hundred Dirham are equal to one and three quarters of a kilo approximately.