Mehr Dower Estimator

A mehr estimator calculator for nikah dower amounts — benchmark against gold tola or monthly income. Use the free Mehr Dower Estimator below — enter your values and get instant results, right in your browser. Gold benchmark = Gold price per tola × Tolas agreed. Income benchmark = Monthly income × Months agreed. Both are customary estimation methods; the Shariah requires only that the mehr be agreed, specified, and deliverable.

How to use the Mehr Dower Estimator

Mehr (mahr) is the mandatory dower the groom gives the bride at nikah, and families often struggle to pick a fair figure. This mehr estimator calculator for nikah dower amounts offers two widely used benchmarks: a gold-based figure (tolas of gold at today's rate) and an income-based figure (a few months of the groom's salary). Compare both numbers to start the family discussion from an informed position.

  1. Enter today's gold price per tola and the number of tolas under discussion in the gold benchmark fields.
  2. Enter the groom's monthly income and how many months of income the families are considering as mehr.
  3. Click Calculate to see the rupee value under both the gold and income benchmarks side by side.
  4. Use the two figures as a starting point — the final mehr is whatever both families agree upon.

Formula

Gold benchmark = Gold price per tola × Tolas agreed. Income benchmark = Monthly income × Months agreed. Both are customary estimation methods; the Shariah requires only that the mehr be agreed, specified, and deliverable.

Worked example

At Rs 400,000 per tola, 5 tolas of gold = Rs 2,000,000 as mehr. By the income benchmark, a groom earning Rs 100,000/month offering 3 months' income = Rs 300,000. The families can negotiate between these reference points. Recording the agreed figure in the nikahnama protects the bride's right and prevents disputes later.

Frequently asked questions

The Hanafi minimum is 10 dirhams (a small amount of silver); there is no fixed maximum. The Prophet encouraged keeping mehr modest and affordable, and whatever is agreed becomes binding.

Yes. Mehr can be prompt (muajjal, paid at nikah) or deferred (muwajjal, paid later or on demand). Many families split it — part prompt, part deferred — and this should be written in the nikahnama.

Absolutely. A clearly documented mehr amount and payment terms in the nikahnama protect the bride's right and prevent disputes later.

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