He says about his father that he is strict in religion and has prevented many suitors from marrying his daughters, and he seeks guidance?

The questioner:
The brother Ahmad has a somewhat lengthy case, and it is all a complaint about his father's behavior. He describes him as very harsh, and he is also strict in matters of religion, as well as in the matter of hijab, and he prevented many

The Shaykh:
who are returned. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Holding fast to the religion is a great blessing, and it is obligatory for every Muslim to hold fast to the religion of Islam, but this holding fast must be on the middle path between laxity and extremism and causing harm. This is the correct path: moderation between excess and deficiency. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: "And be upright, what

The presenter:
Indeed, He is All-Aware of what you do." So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, commanded His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and those with him to be upright in the matter of Allah without transgression, meaning without deviation and excess. And the other side, which is also

The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.

The presenter:
deviates from uprightness and deviates from holding fast. The best of matters are their middles. So this father, about whom the questioner mentioned that he holds fast to the religion, this is a great virtue. We ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to keep us and him firm upon this religion.

The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.

The presenter:
and all Muslims. But we advise him, and we advise ourselves and our Muslim brothers, that this holding fast be on the path of moderation, without strictness and without causing harm. And what he mentioned about being strict in marrying off his daughters, such that he rejected many suitors until it affected the future of his daughters, this is a matter that is not praiseworthy. And causing harm in the matter of suitors has damages for the woman being proposed to.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When there comes to you one of whom you are pleased with his religion and his trustworthiness, then marry him. If you do not, there will be a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) on the earth and great corruption." Perfection is difficult to attain. But the best of the best. So if they strive in him with the two descriptions of religion and trustworthiness, then he is to be married, even if he is not perfect in every respect. This is what is required.