A girl's sermon despite her father's prohibition
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Question:
The brother, Adel, sent a question saying: I want to propose to a young woman, but my father is preventing me from doing so. I know that this young woman is of good character and religion and is upright upon the law of Allah. I am trying to convince my father, but he refuses. What is the legal ruling? Do I disobey my father by opposing him?
Answer:
If you marry without your father's consent, this will cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil between you and your father. So it is better that you respect your father. Women are many, praise be to Allah, and you do not know what is best; perhaps the best is in someone else. Pleasing the father and reaching an understanding with him is undoubtedly required. So either convince him to marry her, or yield to his desire. This is better for you, if Allah wills. Women are many. Yes.
The brother, Adel, sent a question saying: I want to propose to a young woman, but my father is preventing me from doing so. I know that this young woman is of good character and religion and is upright upon the law of Allah. I am trying to convince my father, but he refuses. What is the legal ruling? Do I disobey my father by opposing him?
Answer:
If you marry without your father's consent, this will cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil between you and your father. So it is better that you respect your father. Women are many, praise be to Allah, and you do not know what is best; perhaps the best is in someone else. Pleasing the father and reaching an understanding with him is undoubtedly required. So either convince him to marry her, or yield to his desire. This is better for you, if Allah wills. Women are many. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/227 — archive.org (7:50)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.