The Ruling on Forcing an Adult Daughter to Marry
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Question:
This is a sister who is asking. She says: I am divorced. She mentions that she is divorced, and a man has been proposed to her. According to her father’s view, this man is a prayer-observing man with good character. This divorced daughter says: I did not feel comfortable with him, and my heart did not accept him. Does the father have the right to force this daughter to marry him?
Answer:
No. If the daughter is an adult and of sound mind, he does not have the right to force her to marry. Rather, he marries her to the one she desires. Yes.
This is a sister who is asking. She says: I am divorced. She mentions that she is divorced, and a man has been proposed to her. According to her father’s view, this man is a prayer-observing man with good character. This divorced daughter says: I did not feel comfortable with him, and my heart did not accept him. Does the father have the right to force this daughter to marry him?
Answer:
No. If the daughter is an adult and of sound mind, he does not have the right to force her to marry. Rather, he marries her to the one she desires. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7460 — youtube.com (6:07)
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