The Ruling on Marrying Off Children Before They Reach Puberty
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Question:
Also, some people say that they give their daughter in marriage while she is still young, and she reaches puberty while still very young. Then, when the boy grows up, he turns out to be unsuitable, and he is one who prays Fajr but commits great tragedies. So they do not proceed with his marriage. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is better to leave this; because this is dangerous and may lead to things that are not good. Otherwise, if a man marries his daughter to a small child, the guardians marry the father of the child before his son, and the father of the girl marries her with the presence of witnesses, and it becomes a valid marriage. But leaving this is better. The fathers of children marry them off; the father of the boy accepts on behalf of his son, and the father of the girl marries her with the presence of witnesses. There is nothing wrong with this, but leaving it is better, more cautious, and further from error.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Also, some people say that they give their daughter in marriage while she is still young, and she reaches puberty while still very young. Then, when the boy grows up, he turns out to be unsuitable, and he is one who prays Fajr but commits great tragedies. So they do not proceed with his marriage. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is better to leave this; because this is dangerous and may lead to things that are not good. Otherwise, if a man marries his daughter to a small child, the guardians marry the father of the child before his son, and the father of the girl marries her with the presence of witnesses, and it becomes a valid marriage. But leaving this is better. The fathers of children marry them off; the father of the boy accepts on behalf of his son, and the father of the girl marries her with the presence of witnesses. There is nothing wrong with this, but leaving it is better, more cautious, and further from error.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
محاضرات عبر الهاتف [ 02 ] أحكام النكاح — islamhouse.com (13:12)
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