A Saudi in Remah married his daughter off to a young Saudi for a single riyal after the groom lost the money he had saved up for paying the “mahr” (dowry) in a traffic accident, sabq.org reported on Saturday.

The groom met with the accident while returning from the bank after withdrawing the cash. He escaped from the accident unharmed, but a thief ran away with his money.

The man then asked the bride’s family to postpone the marriage for a year. But the bride’s father took a symbolic dowry, which won him praise among fellow residents.