How much is Mehr-e-Fatimi today? Mehr-e-Fatimi is 500 dirham of silver, which Pakistani and Indian muftis put at 131.25 tola or about 1,530.9 g of silver. At today’s international silver rate that is about Rs 7,42,386. The minimum mehr in the Hanafi madhab is 10 dirham (about 30.62 g of silver), worth about Rs 14,848 today. (rate of )
| Mehr | Silver | Value today |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum mehr (Hanafi), 10 dirham | 30.62 g · 2.63 tola | Rs 14,848 |
| Mehr-e-Fatimi, 500 dirham | 1,530.90 g · 131.25 tola | Rs 7,42,386 |
Updated 27 Oct 2026, 23:45 · international spot rate · rates rounded for display
What is haq mehr?
Mehr (mahr) is the money or property a husband gives his wife because of the nikah. The Qur’an calls it her right and a gift: “And give the women their mahr as a free gift” (al-Nisa 4:4). It belongs to the wife alone, not to her father or family, and she may spend it as she likes. It is written in the nikah nama, which has separate columns for the amount, the part that is paid at once (mu’ajjal) and the part that is deferred (muwajjal), and anything given at the time of the nikah.
Why is mehr measured in silver?
The amounts in the hadith and the books of fiqh are in dirhams, the silver coins of the time. A dirham is a fixed weight of silver, so the mehr keeps its value while the rupee loses value. That is why muftis tell people to work out Mehr-e-Fatimi and the minimum mehr from the silver price on the day of the nikah, not from an old rupee figure. The calculator above does this with the live international silver rate, which is refreshed every hour. Local sarafa prices are usually a little higher, so you may enter your own amount if you prefer the bazaar rate.
Mehr-e-Fatimi: the sources and the different views
Mehr-e-Fatimi is the mehr the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave for his daughter Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her). Sayyidah Aisha said the mehr he gave his wives was twelve and a half uqiyah, which is 500 dirham (Sahih Muslim 1426). Sayyiduna Umar said it was not more than twelve uqiyah, or 480 dirham (Sunan Abu Dawud 2106, Jami’ al-Tirmidhi 1114). Because of this, scholars give more than one figure:
- 500 dirham, 131.25 tola, about 1,530.9 g of silver. The figure given by Mufti Muhammad Shafi and preferred in many Pakistani fatwas. The calculator uses it by default.
- 480 dirham, about 1,469.7 g. Based on the narration of Sayyiduna Umar.
- 400 dirham, about 1,224.7 g. The view reported from Ibn al-Humam.
Open “Other views held by scholars” under the table to see each of these in today’s money. Paying Mehr-e-Fatimi is not obligatory. Many families choose it for its blessing, but any amount both sides agree on is valid, as long as it is not below the minimum of your madhab.
Minimum mehr in each madhab
- Hanafi: 10 dirham, about 30.62 g of silver (2 tola 7.5 masha). If a smaller amount is fixed, the mehr becomes 10 dirham. Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi and Mufti Rasheed Ahmad Ludhianvi gave about 34 g, which the calculator also shows.
- Maliki: a quarter dinar of gold or 3 dirham of silver.
- Shafi’i and Hanbali: no fixed minimum; anything that has value may be mehr.
- Shia (Ayatollah Sistani): no fixed minimum; the mehr of the Sunnah is 500 dirham.
Is my mehr enough? Check it
Type the amount written in your nikah nama in “Your agreed mehr”. The calculator shows how much silver it buys today and what share of Mehr-e-Fatimi it is, and warns you if it is below the Hanafi minimum. If your mehr was fixed in gold, for example “5 tola gold”, use the second box to see what it is worth today in 24K or 22K gold, or in silver.
Prompt and deferred mehr
Mu’ajjal (prompt) mehr is due as soon as the nikah takes place and the wife may ask for it at any time. Muwajjal (deferred) mehr is due at the time agreed, or at divorce or death. In Pakistan, section 10 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 says that if the nikah nama does not say how the mehr is to be paid, the whole of it is payable on demand. Unpaid mehr is a debt on the husband. If he dies before paying it, it is paid from his estate before the inheritance is divided; the wirasat calculator lets you enter it as a debt. The widow then also inherits her own share; see the wife’s and husband’s share. After a divorce or a husband’s death, the iddat calculator gives the date her iddat ends.
Mehr and zakat
Mehr the wife has received is her own wealth and counts towards her zakat like any other savings or gold. Many Hanafi muftis say zakat is not due on unpaid mehr until she receives it. Use the zakat calculator for her total, and see today’s nisab.
This page gives figures from published fatwas and the live silver rate. It is not a fatwa; for a particular nikah, ask the imam or mufti who performs it.
Frequently asked questions
Mehr-e-Fatimi kitna hai?
500 dirham chandi, yani 131.25 tola (taqreeban 1,530.9 gram). Rupees mein is ki qeemat aaj ke chandi ke rate se nikalti hai; upar calculator mein dekhein.
Kam se kam haq mehr kitna hai?
Hanafi fiqh mein 10 dirham, yani taqreeban 30.62 gram (2 tola 7.5 masha) chandi ki qeemat. Is se kam mehr tay ho to 10 dirham hi wajib hota hai.
Is Mehr-e-Fatimi obligatory?
No. It is a recommended choice for its blessing. Any amount both sides agree on is valid if it is not below the minimum of the madhab.
Should mehr be calculated from the gold or the silver rate?
Mehr-e-Fatimi and the minimum mehr are measured in dirhams, which are silver coins, so they are worked out from the silver rate. A mehr fixed in gold, such as 5 tola gold, is valued at the gold rate.
Which silver rate does the calculator use?
The international spot rate, refreshed every hour. Sarafa rates in Pakistan are often slightly higher.