A man saved a woman from a flood and wanted to marry her, but he was told that she is forbidden to him because he saved her from drowning?
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Question:
A man says: I saved a woman who was caught in a flood. After a while, I wanted to take her out; I wanted to marry her. But when I proposed to her and the people found out, they said she is forbidden to you because you saw her while you were rescuing her and taking her out of the water. I ask now: Is what the people are saying correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a false statement. If a man saves a woman from a deadly situation, she does not become forbidden to him, and he does not become forbidden to her. He may marry her, provided there is no other impediment from the impediments that Allah the Exalted has specified. As for this talk, it is from the sayings of the common people that has no basis. Yes.
A man says: I saved a woman who was caught in a flood. After a while, I wanted to take her out; I wanted to marry her. But when I proposed to her and the people found out, they said she is forbidden to you because you saw her while you were rescuing her and taking her out of the water. I ask now: Is what the people are saying correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is a false statement. If a man saves a woman from a deadly situation, she does not become forbidden to him, and he does not become forbidden to her. He may marry her, provided there is no other impediment from the impediments that Allah the Exalted has specified. As for this talk, it is from the sayings of the common people that has no basis. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رجل أنقذ امرأة من السيل وأراد التزوج بها فقيل له إنها محرمة عليك لأنك أنقذتها من الغرق؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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