09-20-2006, 08:34 PM
Salam Alaikum
Well when i married my husband, i wasn't a muslim, I didn't have a clue what Islam was all about... My husband had spoken about dowry several times, but i refused to take any money from him... Anyway when we were at the mosque, the Imam asked me what I wanted and was shocked that I didn't want anything, so they forced me to take a minimum of £50, which i did.. I felt it was so weird taking that money, I just wanted to marry him... 1 year later his family invited me and our daugther to his country where they paid for all expenses, MashaAllah.. Although it was really hard for them to understand that i have a different culture and not used to having people splashing around with money, Alhamdulillah all went well
Just wanted to share this with you guys :)
Wa Salam
Aisha UK