{"id":31562,"date":"2014-01-06T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T06:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=31562"},"modified":"2014-01-06T12:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T06:46:16","slug":"bihar-clerics-conduct-nikah-dowry-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/bihar-clerics-conduct-nikah-dowry-seekers","title":{"rendered":"Bihar clerics not to conduct nikah of dowry seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/bihar-clerics-conduct-nikah-dowry-seekers\/bb-21\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-31563\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"31563\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/bihar-clerics-conduct-nikah-dowry-seekers\/bb-21\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/bb3.jpg?fit=248%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"248,184\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/bb3.jpg?fit=248%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-31563 alignright\" alt=\"bb\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/bb3-150x111.jpg?resize=150%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"150\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/bb3.jpg?resize=150%2C111&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/01\/bb3.jpg?w=248&amp;ssl=1 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have said they won&#8217;t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry.<\/p>\n<p>Alarmed over the trend of dowry among Muslims, this decision was taken by a body of Imams of Bihar&#8217;s Nalanda district at a meeting Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have decided not to conduct nikah (marriage) for those who take and give dowry in the district,&#8221; said Qazi Maulana Mansur Alam, who heads Muslim organisation Imarat-e Sharia of Biharsharief in Nalanda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a historic move to discourage dowry and create awareness. It is a kind of social boycott to warn dowry takers,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Alam said that after this decision is successfully implemented in Nalanda, about 100 km from here, they would request Imams of other districts across Bihar to start similar campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The Muslim community has welcomed this move against dowry. &#8220;It is a positive step to counter increasing dowry and create awareness. I am ready to help and support such a move,&#8221; said Ghulam Rasool Baliyavi, head of Edar-e-Sharia, a Patna-based Muslim organisation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At last, someone has raised a voice against dowry among Muslims&#8230;,&#8221; said Haji Mohd Shafiullah Khan, a retired railway official and now a social worker in Gewal Bigha in Gaya district.<\/p>\n<p>Shafiullah Khan said there is no concept of dowry in Islam and it was unfortunate that Muslims were practicing it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is only in Islam that at the time of the marriage, the groom hands over to the bride a sum of money called &#8216;Mahr&#8217;, which is a token of his willingness to accept the responsibility of bearing all expenses of his wife,&#8221; Khan said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Islamic jurisprudence, a woman married to a Muslim man has a right to get property or money which is called &#8216;Mahr&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Irshadul Haque, a Dalit Muslim activist, said that reports of increasing dowry trends among Muslim are a major challenge today. &#8220;Dowry is no more a social evil of the Hindu society alone. It has already created trouble in the Muslim society,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Haque said that dowry has badly affected poorest of the poor Muslims, particularly Dalit Muslims. &#8220;The decision&#8230;not to conduct nikah of those taking dowry should be emulated by others,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>(Source: IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muslim clerics in a Bihar district have said they won&#8217;t conduct marriage ceremony of those who give or take dowry. 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