Is it obligatory for a woman to carry out her husband's bequest to marry a specific person?
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Question:
A man says: I bequeathed to my wife during my deathbed illness that she should marry a specific person, but she does not want this person. So, does she carry out his bequest after his death or not?
Answer:
No, she does not carry this out. It is not his right to bequeath that she do so. A woman does not marry except the one she desires, and no one imposes on her that she marry so-and-so. Not even her husband, nor even her father, can impose on her that she marry so-and-so. It is not imposed on her except with her consent. Yes.
A man says: I bequeathed to my wife during my deathbed illness that she should marry a specific person, but she does not want this person. So, does she carry out his bequest after his death or not?
Answer:
No, she does not carry this out. It is not his right to bequeath that she do so. A woman does not marry except the one she desires, and no one imposes on her that she marry so-and-so. Not even her husband, nor even her father, can impose on her that she marry so-and-so. It is not imposed on her except with her consent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [351] هل يجب على المرأة تنفيذ وصية زوجها بالزواج من معين؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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