আসলাম ও আকরাম দুই বন্ধু। সংবাদপত্রে যৌতুক না পেয়ে কনে ছাড়াই বরযাত্রীর ফিরে আসার খবর পড়ে আকরাম বিপর্যস্ত হয়ে পড়েছে। সে আসলামের সঙ্গে যৌতুকের কুফল ও যৌতুক প্রতিরোধে তাদের করণীয় নিয়ে আলাপ করছে।
Aslam : How are you? Are you disturbed with something?
Akram : Today I read a news. It says, the bridegroom returned without bride for not paying the dowry. Can you believe it?
Aslam : The bridegroom returned without the bride – what do you mean?
Akram : The girl’s family did not pay the dowry and the groom returned home without taking the bride.
Aslam : Very sad. Aren’t these people ashamed?
Akram : If they were ashamed, why would they go back without the bride?
Aslam : Dude, is it necessary to give dowry?
Akram : There is no need. What does a man keep by giving his daughter?
Aslam : So, why is there so much demand for dowry? People don’t get married without it.
Akram : People form relationships only on the basis of greed. It is also the groom’s fault. If he says clearly that I will get married but I will not take dowry. My house has everything. God has given me a lot. Then the marriage will be very beautiful.
Aslam : But the bridegroom’s parents do not agree. Instead, before they get married, they ask the bride’s family what they will give them so that we do not buy them.
Akram : Yes, this is also true. This is the fault of groom’s family. If they do not even demand dowry, then everything will be fine
Aslam : Surely, when a person gives them a piece of his heart, he has nothing left, then what is the significance of these things?
Akram : Our Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us to take a curse like the dowry.
Aslam : Yes, our Islam does not even allow it. And if people follow that. So many sisters and daughters who are sitting at home because of dowry will get married.
Akram : We are the ones who put this tradition.
Aslam : Yes, we introduce this tradition. But we can also eradicate this curse like dowry. We don’t need to make any announcements. When we put an end to this practice one by one, the whole society will free from it.
Akram : May this be understood by everyone. And the feelings of love will be in all people and only relationships will be sacred and not dowry.
Aslam : Yes, I would be very happy to see a dowry free society.
Akram : Well brother that’s enough today.
Aslam : Yeah, I am also thinking so. Now we should go to class.
