The ruling on marrying the younger daughter before the older one
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible, Abu 'Abdullah, to marry off the younger of my daughters before the older one? And is there any harm in this?
Answer:
It is permissible; there is no objection to it. However, people have adopted the custom of marrying the older daughter first and then the younger, as if they are mindful of the daughters' feelings so that the older one's heart is not broken. This consideration has its merit, but it does not prevent marrying the younger daughter before the older one. Each one has her provision coming to her from her Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He. Therefore, the younger daughter should not be harmed by being prevented from marrying a suitable match she is pleased with until her older sister is married. This is merely a custom. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible, Abu 'Abdullah, to marry off the younger of my daughters before the older one? And is there any harm in this?
Answer:
It is permissible; there is no objection to it. However, people have adopted the custom of marrying the older daughter first and then the younger, as if they are mindful of the daughters' feelings so that the older one's heart is not broken. This consideration has its merit, but it does not prevent marrying the younger daughter before the older one. Each one has her provision coming to her from her Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He. Therefore, the younger daughter should not be harmed by being prevented from marrying a suitable match she is pleased with until her older sister is married. This is merely a custom. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 08 فتاوى على الهواء - 30 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (8:37)
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