What is the meaning of "the dower agreed upon between us" when no specific amount is named in the marriage contract, and only this phrase is used?
The non-naming or non-specification of the dowry in the marriage contract does not affect the validity of the contract, because the dowry is not a condition for its validity, nor a pillar according to the majority of jurists. Rather, it is one of its resulting effects. If the contract is concluded without mentioning a dowry, it is valid by agreement of the majority, based on the Almighty's saying: ﴿There is no blame upon you if you divorce women before you have touched them or specified for them an obligation.﴾ It is recommended that the marriage not be devoid of naming the dower (sadaq), and if no dowry is named for the wife, she is entitled to a dowry of her peers (mahr al-mithl), which is determined by considering the dowry of women similar to her from her family in her country and era, while taking into account her characteristics. The named dower (sadaq) is the money that the woman is entitled to from her husband upon contracting marriage with her or upon consummation.
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