A young man who does not maintain the prayers proposed to my sister, and my father agreed, but I did not. What is the advice?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A young man proposed to my sister, knowing that he does not maintain the prayers and he smokes.
The Shaykh:
No, he is not maintaining the prayers? Leave him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: My father agreed to it, but I did not agree. What is your advice to us?
The Shaykh:
The guardianship (wilayah) belongs to your father, not to you. So if he does not maintain the prayer and you do not want [to proceed], go to the court to have the father’s guardianship removed and transferred to the next person in line.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: A young man proposed to my sister, knowing that he does not maintain the prayers and he smokes.
The Shaykh:
No, he is not maintaining the prayers? Leave him. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: My father agreed to it, but I did not agree. What is your advice to us?
The Shaykh:
The guardianship (wilayah) belongs to your father, not to you. So if he does not maintain the prayer and you do not want [to proceed], go to the court to have the father’s guardianship removed and transferred to the next person in line.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1846 -3022] شابٌّ لا يحافظ على الصلوات وتقدم لخطبة أختي فوافق والدي وأنا لم أوافق، فما النصيحة؟ — youtube.com
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