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In Shia School of Muslim Law the amount of Mehar is

The traditional Shia rule fixes no monetary minimum for specified mehar, unlike the Hanafi minimum of ten dirhams and the Maliki minimum of three. Section 2 of the Shariat…

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The traditional Shia rule fixes no monetary minimum for specified mehar, unlike the Hanafi minimum of ten dirhams and the Maliki minimum of three. Section 2 of the Shariat Application Act, 1937 makes Muslim personal law the rule of decision for "dower"; a recommended or proper-dower figure is distinct from a mandatory minimum.

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