Does the father sin by not marrying off his daughters until the eldest gets married?
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The questioner : Please, what is the question? She says: Honorable Shaykh, she mentions that she has four sisters, and they are of marriageable age, but the father has stipulated that he will not marry any of them off until the eldest is married. Is it permissible for the father to act in this manner?
The Shaykh : If this is true, then the father is sinful, and it is not permissible for him to do so.
The questioner : What is his view on his statement?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him to marry off the one who has a suitor, if the suitor is suitable in his religion and character.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : Perhaps if he marries off the youngest, for example, Allah will open the doors for the other daughters. It may be that Allah has withheld the marriage of the eldest because of this father’s stubbornness. So my advice to this father is to fear Allah regarding himself and his daughters, and to marry off the one who has a suitable suitor, whether she is the youngest, the eldest, or the middle one. Then, the eldest, if she knows that her father has done this, should advise her father and say: “O my father, fear Allah, marry off my sister, and Allah the Exalted will provide for me.”
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : If this is true, then the father is sinful, and it is not permissible for him to do so.
The questioner : What is his view on his statement?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him to marry off the one who has a suitor, if the suitor is suitable in his religion and character.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh : Perhaps if he marries off the youngest, for example, Allah will open the doors for the other daughters. It may be that Allah has withheld the marriage of the eldest because of this father’s stubbornness. So my advice to this father is to fear Allah regarding himself and his daughters, and to marry off the one who has a suitable suitor, whether she is the youngest, the eldest, or the middle one. Then, the eldest, if she knows that her father has done this, should advise her father and say: “O my father, fear Allah, marry off my sister, and Allah the Exalted will provide for me.”
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1951- هل يأثم الأب بعدم تزويج بناته حتى تتزوج الكبيرة/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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