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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Preventing the family from marrying a girl to someone other than a member of the tribe

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Question:
One of the sisters sent this message saying: My mother and father constantly repeat to me that I will not marry a man from outside the tribe. They know that I am attached to a man from outside the tribe, and they also constantly repeat to me that they will force me to marry whoever they want. What is your guidance? May Allah bless you.

Answer:
No, this is not permissible. This restriction is a form of restriction, and it is not permissible. A ruling has been issued by the Committee of Senior Scholars regarding this matter because it is forbidden, and it is not permissible to restrict marriage to a commoner or a member of the tribe. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If there comes to you one with whoseإذا أتاكم من ترضون دينه
Sunan Ibn Majah 1967Da'if (Darussalam)
and his trustworthiness, then marry her to him; if you do not do so…
There will be a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) in the land and great corruptionتَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 16:73
This is a right of the girl: if she is pleased with a man who is suitable for her in his religion and his trustworthiness, she must not be prevented from that. The one who prevents her is undutiful to her, and his guardianship over her is dropped and passes to the next guardian after him. The matter is to be looked into by the Shari'ah judge. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/163 — archive.org (9:12)

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