Islamic Dowry for
Islamic Dowry for Marriage is now N13,438-
Cleric
An Islamic cleric, Dr AbdulHameed Shuaib Agaka has said that the
current value of the dowry to be paid in lslamic marriage that was
in consonance with Nigeria’s current economy is N13, 438.
Speaking in his weekly Islamic radio programme monitored in
Ilorin, Dr. Agaka said that the payment of dowry was the most
important aspect of an Islamic marriage.
According to the cleric, who was a former Scholar with the
School for Arabic Studies and Bayero University Kano, the marriage
would become invalid and illegal without the dowry being paid.
He said: “The dowry in Islam is paid by the man to his
wife-to-be as an honour and respect given to her to show his
sincerity and commitment to the marriage which also signifies sense
of responsibility and obligation.”
According to him, the acceptable current dowry in any Islamic
marriage in Nigeria’s local currency stands at N13,438, adding that
it is however permissible for wealthy husbands to pay amounts
higher than the official acceptable fee.
The former don said prospective husbands could use cows, parcels
of land, gold and other valuables as payment of dowry for their
intended wives.
He advised Moslem’s to always abide with the validities under
the lslamic marriage to curb cases of unwanted children in the
society.
Dr. Abdulhameed who is also the Chief Imam of Agaka in Ilorin
Emirate of Kwara State, condemned what he described as ostentatious
spending in Islamic marriages, saying that what was most
significant in any Islamic marriage was payment of dowry to the
bride and adequate care and protection after marriage.
“It is only the payment of dowry that guarantees legal access
and full control of wife by the husband,’’ the cleric said.
By PRNigeria