The girl’s refusal of suitable suitors and her choice of a husband who is not acceptable in his religion
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The questioner:
The questioner says: My sister has been proposed to by many suitors, and she refuses them, even though they are people of goodness and righteousness. She has been persuaded, but to no avail. After her age has advanced, she asked the matchmaker to look for a husband who is not Saudi, and her mother refuses that, and so do we, because we inquired about him and found that he is not acceptable in his religion.
The Shaykh:
found.
The questioner:
unsatisfactory in his religion.
The Shaykh:
I am satisfied, yes.
The questioner:
Yes, and she has caused her mother and her family distress. What is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
This is the result of disobeying the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in his saying: “When there comes to you one whose religion and character you are pleased with, marry him,” and in another narration: “and whose trustworthiness you are pleased with, marry him”[Al-Anfal 8:73]. So this woman has erred against herself, and that is why what happened to her happened. It is not permissible for her to choose one who is not upright in his religion. It is not permissible for her to choose one who is not righteous in his religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: My sister has been proposed to by many suitors, and she refuses them, even though they are people of goodness and righteousness. She has been persuaded, but to no avail. After her age has advanced, she asked the matchmaker to look for a husband who is not Saudi, and her mother refuses that, and so do we, because we inquired about him and found that he is not acceptable in his religion.
The Shaykh:
found.
The questioner:
unsatisfactory in his religion.
The Shaykh:
I am satisfied, yes.
The questioner:
Yes, and she has caused her mother and her family distress. What is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
This is the result of disobeying the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in his saying: “When there comes to you one whose religion and character you are pleased with, marry him,” and in another narration: “and whose trustworthiness you are pleased with, marry him”
If you do not do so, there will be fitnah on earth and great corruption.
إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُن فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
كتاب التوحيد [57] — alfawzan.live (31:20)
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