The ruling on a father preventing his daughters from marriage in order to keep their salaries

Question:
Sister Salma sent a question saying: Honorable Shaykh Salih, what is the ruling on a father turning suitors away from his daughters? If he is their guardian and is coveting their salaries, given that they have been teachers for seven and ten years, should they go to the judge regarding marriage?

Answer:
This is the forbidden practice of preventing marriage (u'zl). If a suitable suitor comes to her and she desires to marry him, but he prevents her, this is forbidden u'zl and a major sin among the major sins. Do not prevent them from marriage so that you may take some of what We have given them. U'zl is forbidden and is injustice toward the woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When there comes to you one whose religion and trustworthiness you are pleased with, marry him to her. U'zl is preventing her from a suitable suitor; it is preventing her from a suitable suitor she has accepted. This is the forbidden u'zl. What he takes from their salaries in exchange for this prevention is forbidden for him; this is forbidden for him and is injustice. Yes.