Is it permissible to exaggerate the deferred dower by requesting an amount of 30,000 Egyptian pounds, despite the guardian waiving the prompt dower, and knowing that this is beyond the young man's means?
Scholars have agreed that there is no maximum limit for the dowry, citing the verse: "And if you wish to replace a wife instead of another, and you have given one of them a qintar, do not take anything from it." However, it is preferable to keep the dowry light and not to exaggerate it, based on the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Among the blessings of a woman is the ease of her engagement and the ease of her dowry," and his saying: "The most blessed marriage is that which is easiest in terms of expenses." Since the deferred dowry is part of the dowry, it should be reduced, as this brings goodness and fosters affection between the husband and his wife's family.
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