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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman stipulating in the marriage contract that she not be moved from her region?

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Question:
A woman says in her letter: A suitor from a place where much evil is prevalent proposed to me. Out of fear for my religion, especially since I know how weak I am in the face of evil, I stipulated that I remain in my region. His family wants him to stay near them, even though he is not their provider. I am insistent on my request. Is what I stipulated my right or not? Please give us a ruling. May Allah reward you all with good.

Answer:
You have the right to stipulate that you remain in your country, especially since this stipulation is for a valid purpose, which is staying away, as you mentioned, from the causes of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). So this is a valid stipulation for you to make, and he is obligated to fulfill this condition. And if things improve between you and him, and the danger for which you stipulated this condition is removed, there is no harm in dropping this condition; because it is a right of yours that you may waive. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم اشتراط المرأة عند العقد عدم نقلها من منطقتها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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