The Ruling on Forcing a Son to Marry
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Question:
And likewise, is it permissible to marry a son off against his will?
Answer:
For his father to marry him off, you mean. Yes. No, one does not marry him off against his mind; he is only married off by his own choice, unless the son has no mind or is a minor who has not yet reached puberty. If one marries off a minor, it is done if the marriage is good for him, or if he has no mind, and he is married off so that he may be kept from what is forbidden. If the son has no will or choice, then his guardian acts in his place. But if the son has a choice and a will and is of sound mind, then no one has the right to force him into marriage, neither his father nor anyone else. Yes.
And likewise, is it permissible to marry a son off against his will?
Answer:
For his father to marry him off, you mean. Yes. No, one does not marry him off against his mind; he is only married off by his own choice, unless the son has no mind or is a minor who has not yet reached puberty. If one marries off a minor, it is done if the marriage is good for him, or if he has no mind, and he is married off so that he may be kept from what is forbidden. If the son has no will or choice, then his guardian acts in his place. But if the son has a choice and a will and is of sound mind, then no one has the right to force him into marriage, neither his father nor anyone else. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 079 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:49)
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