Combining the consultation of a virgin woman with the marriage of a young girl without her consent
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how do you reconcile the fact that a girl is asked for her consent and her permission is sought, with marrying her off while she is still young without her permission?
Answer:
Because she has no choice. A young girl has no choice, so how can one return to her when she is four years old or still nursing? It is impossible to return to her. It is only when she has intellect and it is possible to return to her that she is asked for her consent.
Honorable Shaykh, how do you reconcile the fact that a girl is asked for her consent and her permission is sought, with marrying her off while she is still young without her permission?
Answer:
Because she has no choice. A young girl has no choice, so how can one return to her when she is four years old or still nursing? It is impossible to return to her. It is only when she has intellect and it is possible to return to her that she is asked for her consent.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 52 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الصداق|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (35:48)
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