Preventing a ward from marriage in order to keep her salary
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people prevent their daughter or sister from getting married in order to keep her salary. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is forbidden. This is 'udhl (preventing a woman from marriage), and 'udhl is one of the major sins. Preventing a woman from marriage is when she is stopped from marrying a suitable match she is pleased with. If a suitable match she is pleased with proposes to her, it is obligatory to marry her to him[An-Nisa 4:19]. He prevents her from marriage for the sake of her salary, meaning for the sake of greed. This is forbidden for him, and his guardianship over her is dropped, praise be to Allah. His guardianship over her is dropped and it passes to the next relative after him, who marries her. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, some people prevent their daughter or sister from getting married in order to keep her salary. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
This is forbidden. This is 'udhl (preventing a woman from marriage), and 'udhl is one of the major sins. Preventing a woman from marriage is when she is stopped from marrying a suitable match she is pleased with. If a suitable match she is pleased with proposes to her, it is obligatory to marry her to him
And do not make difficulties for them in order to take [back] part of what you gave them
وَلَا تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ لِتَذْهَبُوا بِبَعْضِ مَا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ
Source
نعمة الإسلام — alfawzan.live (55:00)
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