A seventeen-year-old girl embraced Islam and did not inform her parents; what is obligatory for her?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am seventeen years old, and I embraced Islam, praise be to Allah, but my father does not know.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She says: May Allah reward you. I am seventeen years old and I embraced Islam, praise be to Allah, but my parents do not know about it, and I am confused about how to tell them. A brother proposed to me, but I postponed it because of my parents. I am in dire need, she says. Clarify for me what is obligatory for me in this situation.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to inform your parents, unless you fear that they will oppress you and force you to abandon Islam. In that case, you resort to the Shari'ah court, and the Shari'ah court takes charge of your case. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I am seventeen years old, and I embraced Islam, praise be to Allah, but my father does not know.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
She says: May Allah reward you. I am seventeen years old and I embraced Islam, praise be to Allah, but my parents do not know about it, and I am confused about how to tell them. A brother proposed to me, but I postponed it because of my parents. I am in dire need, she says. Clarify for me what is obligatory for me in this situation.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to inform your parents, unless you fear that they will oppress you and force you to abandon Islam. In that case, you resort to the Shari'ah court, and the Shari'ah court takes charge of your case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [880 -1024] فتاة عمرها سبعة عشر سنة اعتنقت الإسلام ولم تخبر والديها بذلك، فما هو الواجب عليها؟ — youtube.com
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