Preventing women from marriage is forbidden and a major sin

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. This is a case, Honorable Shaykh, concerning some guardians who prevent their daughters or wards from getting married. In that case, they consult you, Honorable Shaykh, and ask for your advice regarding those guardians. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Preventing women from marriage is forbidden and a major sin. If the guardian does this, his guardianship over the woman is revoked and passes to the next guardian. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) forbade preventing women from marriage, saying: meaning .
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When there comes to you a man whose religion and character you are pleased with, marry your daughter to him. If , it is not permissible to withhold a woman from a suitable suitor whom she has accepted. If he does so, his guardianship is dropped and it passes to the next of the awliya (close friends of Allah) after him. In this matter, one returns to the Shari'ah judge, who looks into the issue and transfers the guardianship to those who are not suitable for her. Yes.