Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman says: I asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) how much dowry the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give. She said: The dowry of his wives was twelve and a half uqiyah. Then she said: Do you know what nash is? I said: No. She said: It means half an uqiyah. These twelve and a half uqiyah amount to a total of five hundred dirhams. This was the dowry of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).