The Holy Quran 4:4 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ صَدُقَـٰتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً ۚ فَإِن طِبْنَ لَكُمْ عَن شَىْءٍ مِّنْهُ نَفْسًا فَكُلُوهُ هَنِيٓـًٔا مَّرِيٓـًٔا

Translation

Give women (your wives) their dowries with a good heart (in good faith). If they (your wives) give you a part of it (if they reduce the amount without force) of their own accord, then partake of it (you may accept the reduction) with welcome and happiness (you will not be sinning by accepting it).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to pay the mahr (bridal gift): that is, give the women you marry their mahr yourselves, willingly and gladly, whether or not they have some defender who would demand it from you and collect it.

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