Family
May the Dowry Be Paid in Gold?
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen
Local English rendering of the selected Arabic question and answer. The Arabic source remains authoritative; this is not an official published English edition.
Question
If a marriage contract specifies a sum of money but the husband pays it in gold, does the gold count as the dowry?
Answer (English translation)
Yes. It counts as the dowry.