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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman's guardian refusing to marry her to a righteous man on the pretext of completing her studies or obtaining a job

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Question:
The questioner says: If a righteous man proposed to my ward, and I refused in order for her to complete her studies, or to obtain a job, what is obligatory for me?

Answer:
It is obligatory for you to repent to Allah. A righteous man proposed to her; marry her to him and do not let him go. You are causing her to lose her benefit. Studies are not a dire necessity. A job is not a dire necessity. The important thing is the righteous man. That is what is important. So if you have obtained him, do not let him slip away. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [574] حكم امتناع ولي المرأة من تزويجها من رجل صالح بحجة إكمال دراستها أو الحصول على وظيفة — youtube.com

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