Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 172
! ! 172 Can a Young Woman Present her Parents with her Mehr? An Address to La jna Delivered by Hazrat Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad , Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra July 24, 1925 On July 24, 1925 , Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra delivered an important sermon regarding mehr [dower money a husband gives to his wife ]. Since women are generally unaware of matters regarding mehr , this sermon is reproduce d here for general information. After Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz , and recitation of Surah Al - Fatihah, Haz rat Khalifa t - ul - Masih II ra stated: It i s Important to Give Women t heir Mehr P ri or to Obtaining an Exemption f or i t. Just now , a friend handed me a note , which a sked if it is permissible for a sensible adult woman to claim her m e hr at the time of the Nikah so that she can gift i t to her parents , who may be in need. In our country, it is quite common for parents to take advantage of their daughters, to the extent that nearly fifty percent of people in Punjab are guilty of this. Therefore, I believ e I should discuss my opinion within this sermon regarding this issue and all that the Holy Qur’ān and Hadith offer regarding this. A Daughter Supporting her Parents Any perso n can clearly and easily understand the undeniable and undisputed notion of giving sadaqa , or charity , t o your worst enemy who may have no ties of kinship, ties of blood, or any ties of mercy with you. T hus , there is no reason why a woman cannot show kindness to her own parents , by giving this money to t hem in times of dire need. T he question here is not whether she can assist her