Marriage for One Who Cannot Afford Its Requirements
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Question:
I swear by Allah, if marriage is obligatory upon me but I cannot afford its requirements, do I have the right to marry when I do not have the means to cover the expenses?
Answer:
Marriage does not become obligatory upon you if you are unable to afford it,[Al-Baqarah 2:286]. [An-Nur 24:33] Therefore, it is not obligatory for you to marry if you are not able to. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever among you is able to do so, let him marry, and whoever is not able, let him fast, for fasting is a restraint for him. Yes.
I swear by Allah, if marriage is obligatory upon me but I cannot afford its requirements, do I have the right to marry when I do not have the means to cover the expenses?
Answer:
Marriage does not become obligatory upon you if you are unable to afford it,
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاBut let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty.
وَلْيَسْتَعْفِفِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ نِكَاحًا حَتَّىٰ يُغْنِيَهُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:30)
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