Is it permissible to ask for money for the purpose of marriage?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is asking for money from merchants or from princes for marriage a matter that is prohibited if the person is unable to provide the required amount?
Answer:
His saying, "It is better for him to be chaste and not ask people," is the best. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:33] It is better for them that he be chaste and earn his livelihood until he becomes self-sufficient and does not need people. However, if he is in need of marriage and has nothing, and waiting would expose him to harm or hardship, he must seek help from this good and people of virtue, such as princes and others. But if he can be patient and be content with being chaste, it is better for him to refrain from asking than to ask, because asking is a cause of need and dependence on the stinginess of people, and this is disliked.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is asking for money from merchants or from princes for marriage a matter that is prohibited if the person is unable to provide the required amount?
Answer:
His saying, "It is better for him to be chaste and not ask people," is the best. Allah the Exalted said:
But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز سؤال المال من أجل الزواج؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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