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then died without having stipulated any bridal gift for her. He said: “She is entitled to the bridal gift customary for women of her standing.” (1) If he stipulates something that is not legally permissible, then its stipulation is tantamount to its absence; it is as though he had stipulated nothing, due to the Prophet’s ﷺ saying: “Every condition not found in the Book of Allah is invalid.” (2) Once it is invalid, the customary bridal gift becomes due.
(1) Narrated by al-Bukhari in al-Buyu' (Sales), chapter: “Buying and Selling with Women” (2155); and Muslim in al-'Itq (Manumission), chapter: “Clarification That al-wala' Belongs to the One Who Manumits” (1504), no. 8, on the authority of A'ishah.
(2) Its source has been previously cited on p. 164.
ثم مات ولم يسمِّ لها صداقاً، فقال: لها مهر مثلها (١)، وإذا سمى شيئاً لا يجوز شرعاً، فهذه التسمية وجودها كالعدم، فكأنه لم يسم لقول الرسول ﷺ: «كل شرط ليس في كتاب الله فهو باطل» (٢)، فإذا بطل وجب مهر المثل.
(١) أخرجه البخاري في البيوع/ باب الشراء والبيع مع النساء (٢١٥٥)؛ ومسلم في العتق/ باب بيان أن الولاء لمن أعتق (١٥٠٤) (٨) عن عائشة ﵂.
(٢) سبق تخريجه ص (١٦٤).