Can someone tell me how the bride price system works in Islam?
It’s not a bride price. It’s a gift TO the bride. It can be anything of little or great value. It could be an iron ring (as Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace) gave his wives, or it could be a quarter of Texas. It belongs entirely to the bride, not to her parents, and it is hers to keep, invest, fritter away, or give away, just as she likes. It can even be a service, such as the promise to teach her how to read the Qur’an. Most often, these days. the mehr consists of gold jewelry, some cash, and an agreement to pay more cash at a future date. If the husband later divorces the wife, he has to give her whatever remains of her mehr immediately. If she divorces him, though, she has to return the mehr to him.
