Tribes in the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah abolished the ostentatious aspects of weddings, limited their parties to women, and committed themselves to the value of dowries set by the law to facilitate the marriage of their children and not to incur any additional costs. Many families have replaced dates with dates.
The tribes of Shahouh, Naqabeen and al-Husub pointed out that their weddings are based on the identification of dowry, so that the provider of the dowry in the marriage contract does not exceed 20,000 dirhams, and the end of the dowry does not exceed 30,000 dirhams.
Hassan Obaid al-Naqbi, from the Al-Fahalin region, told Emirates Al-Youm that all the weddings of the tribesmen are modest and low-cost. The purpose of this is to facilitate the marriage of the tribesmen. "He pointed out that the wife's family does not have to pay the husband any money in weddings. Rather, it is agreed to pay the costs of the wedding, gold and clothing, and all that is necessary for the bride, away from the unjustified excesses and extravagance.
He explained that the dowry had in the past amounted to more than 150 thousand dirhams, and that the application of the law contributed to reduce the cost of marriage.
He added that what the husband spends on additional expenses in the wedding comes to show his generosity and respect for the tribe of the bride and her family, and is not a show of extravagance, pointing out that some families have set 10 dirhams dirhams, to facilitate marriage to their children, especially that they are the sons of a well-known family, .
Waleed Shaiban Al Habsi, a member of the Al Habous tribe of Al-Seeh in Ras Al Khaimah, said that the marriage is taking place among the tribe members, as was decided by the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Naughty girl.
He explained that some families do not set conditions for the husband, but confirms that she "buys a man" for her daughter, and this is what is common among some tribes.
He pointed out that the youth of the tribe participated in the collective marriage established by the state, in order to reduce the financial costs, because the wedding costs money is not worth many young people.
"The Shuhouh tribe has a firm belief in the importance of adhering to the dowry law, which was approved by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God be pleased with him, and that one of the conditions for consent to marriage is to be a suitable young man," Hilal Zeid al-Shehhi, from the Hail district of Ras Al Khaimah, said. , Has no precedents, and undertakes to preserve, respect and appreciate his wife.
He explained that the husband is not charged any expensive financial costs in the wedding, except what has been agreed upon, and what is common between the parties, and that what the husband spent in the wedding of his money comes from the expression of respect and generosity to the family of the wife. He said that the waste and extravagance has become unacceptable, stressing that «the culture of reducing expenses in weddings has become a phenomenon common among the tribes in Ras Al Khaimah». "The reduction in the cost of marriage has become a dominant culture among tribesmen and families in Ras Al Khaimah. The majority of families are only holding weddings for women, to reduce expenses and to facilitate marriage to young people," said Rasheed Courts Court Judge Abdullah Yousif Al Zaabi.
He explained that the sons of tribes and families have sufficient awareness that there is no benefit of extravagance and extravagance in weddings, stressing that many weddings are limited to providing coffee and dates instead of feasts.
Single condition
Families in Ras Al Khaimah identified the value of their daughters' dowries as 10 dirhams, as symbolic amount for the bride, considering that the man is a man of wealth, more expensive than the financial value of the dowry, no matter how high, especially that the husband bears the costs of the wedding and gold and clothing. The wedding is a burden on him.
And refused to impose any requirements on the bridegroom, confirming its commitment to the law of dowry, and that the only condition that the husband happy wife, and maintain and preserve.