Wisdom of Mahr

**Wisdom of Legislating Mahr:** The wisdom in legislating mahr is: to demonstrate the sincerity of the husband's desire to live with his wife in an honorable manner, and to build a dignified marital life. It also honors the woman, dignifies her, and enables her to prepare for marriage with the clothing and expenses she needs. **Wisdom in Making Mahr the Man's Responsibility:** Islam made the mahr the husband's responsibility out of desire to protect the woman's dignity from being degraded in pursuit of gathering wealth to present as a mahr to the man. This aligns with the legislative principle that the man is charged with financial obligations, not the woman.