The ruling on preventing a daughter from marrying because of greed for her salary
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Question:
The sister Umm Bashirah says: Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, what is the ruling on rejecting a suitable suitor for a woman, when some fathers (may Allah guide them) are greedy for their daughters' salaries? A friend of mine says that a group of suitors came to her, but her father rejected them because he wanted to receive a large salary. We want Shaykh Salih to send a message and a word to this father?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Preventing a young woman from marrying out of greed for her salary. This is the oppression (i'dal) that Allah the Exalted has forbidden. It is not permissible for him to oppress his ward out of greed for her salary. Rather, if a suitable suitor comes whom she is pleased with, he must marry her to him, yes.
The sister Umm Bashirah says: Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, what is the ruling on rejecting a suitable suitor for a woman, when some fathers (may Allah guide them) are greedy for their daughters' salaries? A friend of mine says that a group of suitors came to her, but her father rejected them because he wanted to receive a large salary. We want Shaykh Salih to send a message and a word to this father?
Answer:
This is forbidden. Preventing a young woman from marrying out of greed for her salary. This is the oppression (i'dal) that Allah the Exalted has forbidden. It is not permissible for him to oppress his ward out of greed for her salary. Rather, if a suitable suitor comes whom she is pleased with, he must marry her to him, yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7465 — youtube.com (10:51)
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