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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a father refusing his daughter's marriage after the proposal

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Question:
By Allah, right now, I went and proposed to a girl, and the scholars of the Haram vouched for me as being fine. The mu'adhdhin of the Haram went with me, and the family agreed to me, and I performed the shari'ah-approved viewing and they agreed to me, and so on. After we finished the procedures, I was surprised to find that the father refused without any reason, after we had done the shari'ah-approved viewing. A shaykh from the shaykhs of the Haram, a respected one, went with me to vouch for me, and her relatives, her uncles and her aunts, were present, right? After that, her father refused. What is the shari'ah ruling?

Answer:
The ruling is that as long as the marriage contract has not been concluded, you have no right over her. And if he refuses, praise be to Allah, there are many women. Seek another, and perhaps the best choice lies in that. Thank you.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (103) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:03)

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