Is it permissible for a girl to reject a suitor simply because he is not the person she dreams of?
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Question:
Is it permissible for a girl to reject a suitor simply because he does not possess the qualities she loves, since he is not the person she dreams of?
Answer:
It is obligatory, if this suitor possesses the qualities mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely his saying: "When comes to you one of whom you are pleased with his religion and his character, or his trustworthiness, then marry him to her," then it is not permissible for her to reject him, because of the harm in separating the two. However, if this man is observed to have a deficiency in his religion, or in his character and his treatment of women, and she is unable to live with him because of his bad character, or because of his bad religion, then she has an excuse for rejecting him. Yes.
Is it permissible for a girl to reject a suitor simply because he does not possess the qualities she loves, since he is not the person she dreams of?
Answer:
It is obligatory, if this suitor possesses the qualities mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely his saying: "When comes to you one of whom you are pleased with his religion and his character, or his trustworthiness, then marry him to her," then it is not permissible for her to reject him, because of the harm in separating the two. However, if this man is observed to have a deficiency in his religion, or in his character and his treatment of women, and she is unable to live with him because of his bad character, or because of his bad religion, then she has an excuse for rejecting him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للفتاة أن ترفض من يتقدم لها خاطبا لمجرد أنه ليس الشخص الذي تحلم به؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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