3 – The report also indicates that the Lawgiver encourages people to marry and not to let poverty stand in the way, so that the dowry does not become a stumbling block to this virtuous contract—one that safeguards both spouses’ chastity, produces offspring, and fulfills the Prophet’s ﷺ wish to take pride in the large number of his followers in this world, where they form a bulwark against their enemies, and in the Hereafter, when he will boast of them before the other prophets, peace be upon them.

4 – A dowry remains obligatory, even if only a token amount can be offered, for a woman’s intimate relations are not made lawful without a mahr. Nayl al-Maʾārib states: “The dowry is not fixed at any specific amount; whatever may lawfully serve as a sale price may likewise serve as a mahr, however small.”

5 – The dowry may consist of something other than gold or silver, contrary to the juristic opinions that restrict it to one of those two currencies.