Marrying a Woman Residing in Western Countries
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this is a woman asking. She says: My daughter is fourteen years old, and she is studying at home. She wears the niqab, and we live in the West. A young man of good character and religion has proposed to her, but my husband has rejected the idea completely, on the grounds that here in the West, it might expose him to legal questioning, because they do not allow marriage unless both spouses are eighteen or older. What should I do, O Shaykh? And what do you advise me?
The Shaykh:
I advise you to marry the daughter in this country and not in the West, because marrying her in the West, even if it is permitted, exposes her to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and a change of religion. So save her and marry her here in this country. If a suitable husband comes for her, marry her here in this country. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner is from outside this country.
The Shaykh:
But is the father of the daughter from this country?
The questioner:
No, this is via the internet.
The Shaykh:
They should marry her in Muslim lands. If they are from the diaspora, they should marry her in their home country, the Muslim country they came from.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this is a woman asking. She says: My daughter is fourteen years old, and she is studying at home. She wears the niqab, and we live in the West. A young man of good character and religion has proposed to her, but my husband has rejected the idea completely, on the grounds that here in the West, it might expose him to legal questioning, because they do not allow marriage unless both spouses are eighteen or older. What should I do, O Shaykh? And what do you advise me?
The Shaykh:
I advise you to marry the daughter in this country and not in the West, because marrying her in the West, even if it is permitted, exposes her to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and a change of religion. So save her and marry her here in this country. If a suitable husband comes for her, marry her here in this country. Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner is from outside this country.
The Shaykh:
But is the father of the daughter from this country?
The questioner:
No, this is via the internet.
The Shaykh:
They should marry her in Muslim lands. If they are from the diaspora, they should marry her in their home country, the Muslim country they came from.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 29 — archive.org (56:46)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.