Delaying a woman's marriage to complete her education
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on a woman leaving off marriage if she says, “I want to complete my university education, then my master’s degree, and after that I will think about marriage”?
Answer:
This causes her to miss the opportunity for marriage, and the suitors lose interest in her if they proposed to her first and she refused, for they will then leave her alone, and she will remain a spinster. So she is the one who has brought this upon herself. Marriage does not conflict with study and education; she can get married and learn and continue her studies. If the situation requires it, she may stipulate to her husband that he allow her to study, and there is no harm in that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on a woman leaving off marriage if she says, “I want to complete my university education, then my master’s degree, and after that I will think about marriage”?
Answer:
This causes her to miss the opportunity for marriage, and the suitors lose interest in her if they proposed to her first and she refused, for they will then leave her alone, and she will remain a spinster. So she is the one who has brought this upon herself. Marriage does not conflict with study and education; she can get married and learn and continue her studies. If the situation requires it, she may stipulate to her husband that he allow her to study, and there is no harm in that.
Muslims are bound by their conditions
المسلمون على شروطهم
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (38:53)
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