Do you get him -asws married...

Do you get him -asws married, O commander of the faithful, based upon the mentioned dowry?’ قَالَ الْمَأْمُونُ نَعَمْ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَ يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ أُمَّ الْفَضْلِ ابْنَتِي عَلَى الصَّدَاقِ الْمَذْكُورِ فَهَلْ قَبِلْتَ النِّكَاحَ Al-Mamoun said, ‘Yes, I do get you -asws married, O Abu Ja’far -asws , to my daughter Umm Al-Fazl, based upon the mentioned dowry!

Do you -asws accept the marriage?’ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع نَعَمْ قَبِلْتُ النِّكَاحَ وَ رَضِيتُ بِهِ Abu Ja’far -asws said: ‘Yes, I have accepted the marriage and am pleased with it!’’ [31] NB: In the Prophet Mohammed -saww era, five hundred Dirhams is equivalent today to approximately 1,487.5 grams of silver. Given that 1 Dirham is about 2.975 grams of silver, this means that five hundred Dirhams would be worth around 1,487.5 grams of silver. [32] as per today it is (£1.87/gram) is £2,782.

Seek the Choice of Allah -azwj (Istikhara) before getting married: ضا، فقه الرضا عليه السلام‏ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ التَّزْوِيجَ فَاسْتَخِرْ فَامْضِ ثُمَّ صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ ارْفَعْ يَدَيْكَ وَ قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ التَّزْوِيجَ فَسَهِّلْ لِي مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَحْسَنَهُنَّ خُلُقاً وَ خَلْقاً (The book) ‘Fiqh Al-Reza -asws ’, may the greeting be upon him -asws – ‘When you want to get married, seek the Choice (of Allah -azwj ) and continue.

[33] Never marry to the one who takes intoxicants: تفسير القمي عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‏ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ لَا تُصَدِّقُوهُ إِذَا حَدَّثَ وَ لَا تُزَوِّجُوهُ إِذَا خَطَبَ وَ لَا تَعُودُوهُ إِذَا مَرِضَ وَ لَا تَحْضُرُوهُ إِذَا مَاتَ وَ لَا تَأْتَمِنُوهُ عَلَى أَمَانَةٍ Tafseer Al Qummi – from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Baseer, ‘From Abu Abdullah -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Drinker of the wine, neither ratify him when he narrates, nor marry to him when he proposes , nor console him when he is sick, nor attend him when he dies, nor entrust him upon an entrustment.