My family says that a modest mahr—one thousand dinars or less—shows that a man lacks ambition or does not value the woman. I think the man's character matters more than the number. What do you think?
عضو
Here in Kuwait, some couples married with a modest mahr and live far better than many others. The amount is not the measure; a man who protects and respects his wife is.
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عضو
I am Saudi, and my husband paid a modest mahr, yet we own our home and travelled to Europe in our first year. Families sometimes see the number without seeing the whole person.
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The mahr is the woman's right, not her family's, and she is the one who decides whether to accept it.
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