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He left the Daliawal with something saved for his children. He did not leave any jewelry or adornments with his women, as it had been forbidden for women to wear gold and silver, and the most they could adorn themselves with were beads of glass and coral.
We have already mentioned that he abolished the tradition of gold coins and issued proclamations to the people containing many acts of worship and dealings.
Among the benefits of his doctrine is that he condemned the injustice towards women in all matters. And what is incumbent upon us is that a man is not obligated to provide for his wife if he is a mujahid (fighter) in the path of Allah. He said that the dowry for a virgin does not exceed ten riyals, and for a previously married woman, five riyal. Whoever exceeds that, half of his wealth is forfeited. And he would compel the guardians to marry off their daughters to anyone, without regard to their status or any exchange between the spouses, as long as the husband is a mujahid. In the path of Allah. In his doctrine, women are like creatures not of the human kind. His followers followed his example, and it was common to see women who were taken by the Emirs from Khartoum and other cities, suffering from hunger inside the houses, and not being given by the Emirs anything more than a little millet. If one of them was emaciated and hunger had marred her beauty, her master would send her back to her family's home, if she had a family, so that she might regain her vitality and then return to his home. He also appointed one of his slaves with the title (Khalifa Zayd bin Haritha), may Allah be pleased with him, and another who used to call the Adhan (Khalifa Bilal the Muezzin), and he gave titles to many of his companions with the titles of the companions of the Prophet, may Allah be pleased with them all. He wrote a proclamation in Kordofan ordering the people not to mention his name except when accompanied by salutations, as with the prophets, peace be upon them. Before that, they used to mention him accompanied by "may Allah be pleased with him." Then he wrote another proclamation in which he said: