All praise is due only to Allaah. We laud Him and beseech His

However, if it is expressly 
stated that the jewellery is a gift to the bride, and that it is 
(part or whole of the) 
mehr,
then she becomes the owner 
thereof. She can do what she pleases with it, and under no 
circumstances can it be taken back by the husband. If the 
husband merely gives it as a gift and not as part of 
mehr
, 
then too the wife becomes the owner and she keeps it for 
good and the husband still has to fulfil the 
mehr
.
In essence it should be remembered that the 
mehr
is not 
merely some ritual which is stated at the time of Nikah and not 
taken serious cognisance of. It is a Shar`i stipulation whose 
fulfilment is binding upon the husband. It is something which 
has to be granted its due attention and not taken lightly by 
ignoring its fulfilment or asking the wife to forgo her 
mehr
.
[Extracted from 
Jang
] 
A few convenient methods of fulfilling the mehr 
Here we will outline some ways for those husbands to fulfil 
their 
mehr, 
who may be in a quandary after a higher than their 
ability 
mehr
has been stipulated or after having read about 
giving the 
mehr
.
1). 
Usually the jewellery which is given to the bride on 
the occasion of the Nikah belongs to the husband and the 

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(radhiallahu anhu) objected to large amounts of mehr. Upon 
listening to the lady, Hadhrat Umar (radhiallahu anhu) 
conceded that her proof was correct and that a blanket 
prohibition of excessive mehr not be made.” 
In essence it means that if the intention is clear and not for 
showing off or pride, and also the man is able to easily afford 
it, then it will be permissible to stipulate a large amount as 
mehr. If there is any ulterior motive, then it will not be 
permissible.
Since we are on the subject of 
Mehr
, then it is necessary to 
discuss another point: 
The two types of mehr 
There are two types of 
mehr
which are well known; 
Mehr-e-
Mu`ajjal
) 
NّO!
(
and 
Mehr-e-Muajjal 
)
P!
(
. Since these two 
words are mostly only heard during the occasion of Nikah, 
many people do not know the difference between the two. 
According to the Shariah 
Mehr-e-Mu`ajjal
is the 
mehr 
which 
becomes binding on the husband immediately on contracting 
the Nikah, either he gives it to his wife at the time of the Nikah 
or any time thereafter when she request for it. Since in our 
society the woman rarely will ask for the 
mehr,
hence it is 
necessary that the husband give it over to her as soon as 
possible without waiting for her to ask. 
Mehr-e-Muajjal
is that 
mehr
which is to be paid on a specified date which has been 
agreed on by both parties. The 
mehr
amount is not binding on 
the husband prior to this date and his wife cannot demand it 
before its due date.
The object of 
mehr-e-muajjal
is that it only becomes binding on 
the husband on the date agreed upon by the parties, on the 
day of the Nikah. In our society nowadays it has become 
customary that no date is specified and when the term 
mehr-e-
muajjal
is used, then it implies that this 
mehr
will only become 
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binding if the Nikah ends in divorce or if one of the spouses 
die. 
It is also customary amongst some societies that on the 
occasion of Nikah the bride is given some jewellery by the 
husband. This jewellery does not form any part of the 
mehr
and it has also become accepted that this jewellery is only to 
be used by the bride temporarily, she does not own it and 
cannot sell it. If there is a break-up in the marriage then the 
wife has to return the jewellery. Such jewellery cannot be 
regarded as any part of the 
mehr
.