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There is a Mahr in Islamic history so beloved, so blessed, so deeply rooted in the Sunnah, that scholars across centuries have returned to it again and again. It is the Mahr of Sayyidatun\u0101 F\u0101\u1e6dimah \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0627, daughter of the Prophet \ufdfa, wife of Sayyidun\u0101 ‘Al\u012b \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647, mother of al-\u1e24asan and al-\u1e24usayn \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627. It is known as Mahr Fatimi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

The Story of the Most Blessed Mahr<\/h2>\n\n

Sayyidun\u0101 ‘Al\u012b ibn Ab\u012b \u1e6c\u0101lib \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647 was among the most beloved of the companions, raised in the household of the Prophet \ufdfa himself. When the time came to seek the hand of F\u0101\u1e6dimah \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0627 in marriage, the Prophet \ufdfa asked him:<\/p>\n\n

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“Do you have anything?”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

‘Al\u012b \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647 had little in the way of worldly wealth. The Prophet \ufdfa asked him: “Where is your \u1e25u\u1e6damiyyah armour?”<\/em> He sold it, and brought what it fetched. Several narrations specific to this marriage record the amount as twelve \u016bqiyah, 480 dirhams of silver<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Think about that for a moment. The Prophet \ufdfa, who could have asked for anything, settled the Mahr of his own daughter, the leader of the women of Paradise, at a specific, measured, attainable weight of silver. Not gold bars. Not palaces. Not an impossible sum designed to delay marriage. A real, physical, tangible amount that a man of modest means could gather and present with dignity.<\/p>\n\n

Why Is It Called Mahr Fatimi?<\/h2>\n\n

The term “Mahr Fatimi” describes the Mahr given to Sayyidatun\u0101 F\u0101\u1e6dimah \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0627, and by extension, a recommended benchmark for Muslims who wish to follow the Sunnah in their marriage. It represents:<\/p>\n\n