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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A father marrying off his son and paying the mahr

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for a father to marry off his son and pay his mahr?

Answer:
If his son is in financial difficulty and needs to get married, then his father is required to marry him off using his own money. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الإيلاء — islamhouse.com (53:07)

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