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A girl from France whose mother forbids her from wearing the hijab, and whose father does not want to marry her to a committed man: what is the guidance?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman who says she is from France and is nineteen years old. She asks, saying that she wants to hold fast to the religious commands, but her mother bothers her and wants to prevent her from wearing the Islamic hijab. A man has proposed to her, but her father has refused to marry her, claiming that the reason for the refusal is the age difference, but in reality, her father does not want to marry her to a man who is committed to his religion. The question, may Allah grant you success: What do you advise this girl to do? And is it possible for her to take another guardian other than her father?

Answer:
This question has two parts. The first part is that her mother is preventing her from the Islamic hijab. She should not obey her in that; she should not obey her mother, but rather she should wear the hijab. Allah the Exalted said:
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey themوَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا
[Luqman 31:15]
So she should not obey her mother in disobedience to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالق
Mishkat al-Masabih 3696
So she must wear the hijab even if her mother is not pleased with it, because she is pleasing Allah by doing so and not pleasing her mother.
As for the matter of marriage, her case is referred to her guardian, referred to her guardian and to the Shari'ah court; she should refer to them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [247 -1024] فتاة من فرنسا تمنعها أمها من الحجاب، وأبوها لا يريد أن يزوجها من رجل ملتزم، فما التوجيه؟ — youtube.com

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