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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Marrying a minor or a woman of unsound mind to a man with a defect, and the author's statement on this

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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that a woman of unsound mind is not to be married to a man with a defect. And as you know, Honorable Shaykh,

The Shaykh:
Is it the woman of unsound mind?

The questioner:
The woman of unsound mind.

The Shaykh:
A woman of unsound mind? Yes, what is it?

The questioner:
A woman of unsound mind is not to be married to a man with a defect.

The Shaykh:
No, a woman of unsound mind—madness is a defect in a woman and in a man. If the other party knows that his partner is of unsound mind and he did not know at the time of the contract, he has the right to annul the marriage.

The questioner:
The author, O Shaykh, mentioned that a minor and a woman of unsound mind are not to be married to a man with a defect.

The Shaykh:
A minor, what?

The questioner:
And a woman of unsound mind is not to be married by her guardian to a man with a defect.

The Shaykh:
To the last phrase.

The questioner:
And he says that a woman of unsound mind is not to be accepted in marriage except by a man with a defect like her. Is the author's statement correct?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the author's statement is correct. The guardian does not have the right to marry a minor to a man who is not suitable for her, or a woman of unsound mind to a man who is not suitable for her, because he looks at her benefit, not her harm. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 080 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / الشورط والعيوب في النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه — youtube.com (1:07:33)

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