High Bridal Gifts and Guidance for the Youth
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Question:
Saud from al-Jawf says: The Islamic Shari'ah encourages marriage and encourages the youth as well, but Honorable Shaykh, we are suffering from the high cost of bridal gifts. What is your guidance?
Answer:
The guidance is that if you cannot afford the bridal gift, you should be patient until Allah makes marriage easy for you,[An-Nur 24:33]. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Saud from al-Jawf says: The Islamic Shari'ah encourages marriage and encourages the youth as well, but Honorable Shaykh, we are suffering from the high cost of bridal gifts. What is your guidance?
Answer:
The guidance is that if you cannot afford the bridal gift, you should be patient until Allah makes marriage easy for you,
But let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty.
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاو ى على الهواء صالح فوزان الفوزان 22-07-1438هـ — youtube.com (38:16)
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