Is a girl entitled to reject a suitor because he did not please her, even if he appears to be religiously committed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a girl sin by refusing to marry a man who appears to be religiously committed, because she did not like him at all, and she felt that if she accepted him, she would wrong herself?
Answer:
Yes, she has the right to do so if he does not please her. She has the right to refuse to marry him, because marriage is based on desire and tranquility, not on aversion. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does a girl sin by refusing to marry a man who appears to be religiously committed, because she did not like him at all, and she felt that if she accepted him, she would wrong herself?
Answer:
Yes, she has the right to do so if he does not please her. She has the right to refuse to marry him, because marriage is based on desire and tranquility, not on aversion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1841 -2802] هل يحق للفتاة رد الخاطب لأنه لم يعجبها وإن كان ظاهره الالتزام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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