A young man wants to marry his fiancée without his father’s knowledge, because his father refuses the marriage contract and wants it to remain only an engagement
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a young man wants to marry his fiancée, but his father refuses the marriage contract and wants it to remain only an engagement, as is customary among the people in his country.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
A young man wants to marry his fiancée, but his father refuses the marriage contract and wants it to remain only an engagement, as is customary among the people in their country. His question is: Is it permissible for him, Honorable Shaykh, to marry without his father’s knowledge so that he can speak with his fiancée?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the question is not clear. The marriage contract is the offer and acceptance, where the guardian says, “I give you my daughter in marriage,” and the groom or his agent says, “I accept.” This is the marriage contract. As for the engagement before the marriage contract, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). The engagement of Ibn Mas’ud was a recommended practice (sunnah); it is not obligatory.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a young man wants to marry his fiancée, but his father refuses the marriage contract and wants it to remain only an engagement, as is customary among the people in his country.
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
A young man wants to marry his fiancée, but his father refuses the marriage contract and wants it to remain only an engagement, as is customary among the people in their country. His question is: Is it permissible for him, Honorable Shaykh, to marry without his father’s knowledge so that he can speak with his fiancée?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the question is not clear. The marriage contract is the offer and acceptance, where the guardian says, “I give you my daughter in marriage,” and the groom or his agent says, “I accept.” This is the marriage contract. As for the engagement before the marriage contract, it is a recommended practice (sunnah). The engagement of Ibn Mas’ud was a recommended practice (sunnah); it is not obligatory.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [460 -939] شاب يريد أن يعقد على خطيبته دون علم والده، لأن والده يرفض العقد ويريد أن تكون خطبة فقط .. — youtube.com
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