The Ruling on Attending Wedding Celebrations and the Ruling on Withholding an Orphan Girl from Marriage
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you. Hello, peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. I have relatives who, when I invite them to my sister’s wedding, refuse on the grounds that she is a girl, of course. But if it is a boy’s wedding, they attend. Is it permissible for brothers to delay the suitor if he proposes to marry their sister, knowing that she is an orphan? Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
The guardian of the orphan girl should hasten to marry her to a suitable match whom she is pleased with. A suitable match whom she is pleased with—he is not permitted to withhold her from him or prevent her from marrying him. As for attending the wedding, this is according to one’s ability; attending is a recommended practice (sunnah). And if there is difficulty or the distance is far, they are excused from attending, yes.
Peace be upon you. Hello, peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, O Shaykh. I have relatives who, when I invite them to my sister’s wedding, refuse on the grounds that she is a girl, of course. But if it is a boy’s wedding, they attend. Is it permissible for brothers to delay the suitor if he proposes to marry their sister, knowing that she is an orphan? Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
The guardian of the orphan girl should hasten to marry her to a suitable match whom she is pleased with. A suitable match whom she is pleased with—he is not permitted to withhold her from him or prevent her from marrying him. As for attending the wedding, this is according to one’s ability; attending is a recommended practice (sunnah). And if there is difficulty or the distance is far, they are excused from attending, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2968] حكم حضور حفلات الزواج وحُكم عضل اليتيمة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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