The Ruling on a Father Preventing His Son from Marriage

Question:
The last letter we received is from listener Hasan Jibr Haafiz from Maysan, Ali Governorate, Iraq. He asks: What is the ruling on a father preventing his son from getting married?

Answer:
This is not permissible; because marriage is an act of devotion and obedience, and it involves the man's chastity and lowering his gaze, so it is not permissible for his father to prevent him from it. The Prophet al-Hadid.
It is well known that marriage helps a person to obey Allah by lowering the gaze, guarding the private parts, preserving the woman’s chastity, and helping her in good. It is also one of the means of procreation. Marriage contains much good. A group of scholars have held that it is obligatory for one who is able, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it, and the default ruling for a command is obligation. This indicates that marriage is obligatory for one who has desire and is able, whether he is young or old. The young man is the last mentioned in the aforementioned hadith. The conclusion is that there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. Obedience is only in what is right, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. If his father prevents him from marrying while he is able to marry, he should be gentle with his father and explain his situation to him until he agrees, so that the relationship between them remains good. If his father insists on preventing him from marrying without a valid reason, it is permissible for him to marry even if his father does not approve, because his father is preventing him from a religiously prescribed matter, and there is no obedience to anyone in disobedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). However, he should be kind to his father and strive to please him and gain his approval. This is what he should do so that there is no hostility between them. Yes.