LEGAL COMPARISON ON DOWRY IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES

Abstract

Various problems that arise because of dowry. Even though the provisions regarding dowry in the laws and regulations in Islamic countries have similarities and differences. The purpose of this paper is to describe the comparative law regarding dowry in Islamic countries. This research method is a literature study. The results of this study are that in general the basic provisions regarding dowry refer to the Koran and hadith as well as ijma'. There is also the influence of the Mazhab which is followed by the majority of the population in that country as well as the socio-cultural color in each country. From the two Arab countries, namely Egypt and Morocco, it appears that there are no restrictions regarding the maximum and minimum dowry limits. However, in practice in these two countries, the dowry is quite expensive, so that young people need a very long time to work to collect money to be able to pay the dowry. In two Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia and Indonesia, the dowry practice is not that expensive. However, in Malaysia, several states regulate maximum dowry limits, but in Indonesia there are no minimum or maximum dowry nominal restrictions.