873 - ذَمُّ غَلاءِ المَهرِ
873. THE CENSURE OF DEMANDING AN EXCESSIVE DOWRY 1
2785.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أفضَلُ نِساءِ اُمَّتِي أصبَحُهُنَّ وَجهاً وأقَلُّهُنَّ مَهراً .2
2785.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best women of my community are those that have the prettiest faces and the smallest dowries.' 3
2786.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : خَيرُ الصَّداقِ أيسَرُهُ .4
2786.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The best dowry is the simplest one.' 5
2787.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : أمّا شُؤمُ المَرأةِ فكَثرَةُ مَهرِها وعُقوقُ زَوجِها .6
2787.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The bane of a woman is her excessive dowry and her disrespect of her husband.' 7
1.Mahr: an amount of money or property transferred by a man to his bride when they marry as his gift to her (ed.)
2.بحار الأنوار : ۱۰۳ / ۲۳۷ / ۲۵ .
3.Bihar al-Anwar, v. ۱۰۳, p. ۲۳۷, no. ۲۵
4.كنز العمّال : ۴۴۷۰۷ .
5.Kanz al-Ummal, no. ۴۴۷۰۷
6.معاني الأخبار : ۱۵۲ / ۱ .
7.Maani al-Akhbar, p. ۱۵۲, no. ۱