The Ruling on Delaying the Marriage of Sons and Daughters

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: What is the ruling on delaying the marriage of a son or a daughter? And what are the consequences that result from that?

Answer:
It is obligatory to hasten to marry off a son or a daughter if the father is able to do so. As for the son, and as for the daughter, if a suitable match whom she desires and wants is proposed to her, it is obligatory for him to marry her to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: If a man is able to marry off his son, it is obligatory for him to do so. If the son is not able to marry himself, his father marries him off. This is among his rights over him and among the obligatory maintenance he owes to his father. This is among the obligatory matters, and it is not permissible to be lax in this matter. As for the daughter, if a suitable match whom she desires is proposed to her, it is obligatory for him to marry her off. If he refuses, he has harmed her and wronged her, and this is among the forbidden prevention of marriage. Yes.