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Mufti Menk

Culture vs. Islam - The Clash

Mufti Menk

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Islam

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 3 minutes

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0:04.1

You know looking okay, but many people hide what they're going through when you see a person's face

0:09.2

They might be bubbly smiling and so on you don't know the pain that they're going through in their hearts and therefore

0:16.4

When she made this video she actually mentioned a few things

0:21.0

It was good that she mentioned a few things because we can actually address this matter

0:25.6

She was exploited as a daughter-in-law and as a wife

0:30.5

She was actually abused to the degree that she felt there is no way out her family couldn't do much because of culture

0:37.7

Her in-laws and her husband according to her kept on

0:42.4

Demanding from her every single thing more than she could actually manage according to her

0:48.0

So what was the problem the problem is when we get married as Muslims the boy is supposed to give the girl

0:55.2

The groom is supposed to give the bride what is known as a mahar mahar is a gift a

1:00.5

gift of whatever whatever she demands whatever she asks whatever her family would like and

1:07.0

He needs to assume responsibility of three basic things as a minimum food clothing and accommodation

1:13.6

He needs to provide for her place. He needs to give her food. He needs to make sure that she is

1:20.0

Dressed and she has clothing that's the minimum. He must assume responsibility of even men cannot afford that much

1:26.4

He should not get married the professor Salams is

1:28.7

Ya Ma'ashara Shababa Manistata I mean cumul ba at a phalia tazaar

1:32.7

Whoever from amongst you or youth is able and capable to assume the full responsibilities of marriage get married

1:39.1

If you can't do that you cannot get married unless obviously you have someone helping you like your father or your folks

1:45.6

That would be okay, but

1:48.1

When we have because of a culture where following that is against the Islamic teaching

1:54.3

Imposed on the bride to pay money to get married so the dowry comes the other way around

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