Is it permissible to stipulate that the girl's father build a house for her in her name as a condition for marriage, and what is the legitimate Islamic position on this prevailing custom in India?
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The dowry (mahr) and housing are rights of the wife and obligations upon the husband. It is not permissible to compel the wife or her guardian to waive them, unless the wife voluntarily waives a part of them for her husband out of her own good will.
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