Is the payment of the dower (mahr) and the expenses for the Mut'ah (consolatory gift) and the 'Iddah (waiting period) considered only a financial right, or is a man rewarded for paying it?

The fundamental principle of marriage is that it is a recommended act, and it serves as a means to great objectives such as chastity and righteous progeny. The payment of theer is an obligation to the wife. If a man intends to comply with Islamic law in paying the mahr (dowry) or the financial rights of a divorced woman (such as mut'ah - compensatory gift - and nafaqah - maintenance), he will be rewarded for it. However, if he does not intend compliance, his obligation is discharged but he receives no reward. Al-Qarafi mentioned that obligatory actions whose benefit is realized through their form (such as paying debts and maintenance) do not entail reward unless the doer intends compliance with Allah's command; otherwise, the act is sufficient but without reward. Ibn al-Shat commented on this by suggesting the possibility of reward even for one who intends merely to perform the act without an explicit intention of compliance, citing the vastness of the scope of reward.