[Machine] And he (Umar) said, "Behold! Do not exaggerate in the dowries of women, for it should not reach me that anyone has given more dowry than what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has given or what has been given to him. Otherwise, I will put the surplus in the public treasury." Then, he later descended and a woman from nearby approached him and said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin (commander of the faithful)! Is the Book of Allah more deserving to be followed or your statement?" He replied, "Rather, the Book of Allah is more deserving. What is it?" She said, "You have forbidden people from giving excessive dowries in advance, yet Allah the Most High says in His book, 'And if you give one of them a great amount [in gifts], do not take [back] from it anything.'" [Quran 4:20] Omar said, "Anyone who is more knowledgeable than Umar should come forward, one who has been married twice or three times." Then, he returned to the pulpit and said to the people, "Indeed, I used to forbid you from exaggerating in the dowries of women. So, let a man do with his wealth what appears appropriate to him. This matter is closed."  

وَقَالَ أَلَا لَا تُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَبْلُغُنِي عَنْ أَحَدٍ سَاقَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ سَاقَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ سِيقَ إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلْتُ فَضْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ فَعَرَضَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ قَرِيبٍ فَقَالَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَكِتَابُ اللهِ تَعَالَى أَحَقُّ أَنْ يُتَّبَعَ أَوْ قَوْلُكَ؟ قَالَ بَلْ كِتَابُ اللهِ تَعَالَى فَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَتْ نَهَيْتَ النَّاسَ آنِفًا أَنْ يُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {وَآتَيْتُمْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ قِنْطَارًا فَلَا تَأْخُذُوا مِنْهُ شَيْئًا} [النساء 20] فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ كُلُّ أَحَدٍ أَفْقَهُ مِنْ عُمَرَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُغَالُوا فِي صَدَاقِ النِّسَاءِ أَلَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ رَجُلٌ فِي مَالِهِ مَا بَدَا لَهُ هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ