Which is more important: marriage or paying off the deceased father's debt?
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Question:
This person asks, saying: My father has a debt and he has passed away, and I am about to get married. Should I start with the marriage and spend the marriage expenses, or should I start by paying off the debt?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If you fear for yourself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), if you fear for yourself from fitnah if you do not get married, then hasten to get married, and Allah will settle the debt later. But if you are not in danger of fitnah, pay off your father's debt first to clear his conscience, and you are not in danger. Yes.
This person asks, saying: My father has a debt and he has passed away, and I am about to get married. Should I start with the marriage and spend the marriage expenses, or should I start by paying off the debt?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. If you fear for yourself from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), if you fear for yourself from fitnah if you do not get married, then hasten to get married, and Allah will settle the debt later. But if you are not in danger of fitnah, pay off your father's debt first to clear his conscience, and you are not in danger. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أيهما أولى الزواج أم سداد دين الوالد المتوفي؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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