The Satisfaction of the Spouses.

The Shaykh : The second condition: the satisfaction of the husband and the wife, the satisfaction of the husband and the wife. If the husband or the wife is forced into the marriage, there is no marriage. How is the husband forced? Yes, among some of the Bedouins, a man forces his son to marry his cousin’s daughter and says: “Either you marry her, or there will be a bullet in your head.” Is this coercion or consent? Coercion or consent? Coercion, so the marriage is invalid. Some of the Bedouins do this because he may have reserved his sister’s daughter for his son. So he says: “How can I face the men when I have reserved your cousin for you, and then you say: No?” So he forces his son to marry her. Thus, the marriage is invalid. Likewise, if a girl is forced to marry someone she does not want, the marriage is invalid, even if it is her father; the marriage is invalid. So if he forces his daughter into marriage by saying to her: “O my daughter! This is your cousin, we have reserved him for you, and you cannot embarrass us. Either you marry him, or there will be a bullet in your head.” She agreed and the contract was completed. Is this contract valid or invalid? Invalid, why? Because of the lack of consent, because of the lack of consent. The evidence: the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . And he said: . So he specified the virgin and he specified the father. And what some scholars held, that it is permissible for a man to force his daughter to marry, citing the hadith of Aisha when Abu Bakr married her to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and she was only six years old, their statement is weak and their argument is invalid, because Abu Bakr married Aisha to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and is it conceivable that Aisha would object to this? Answer, everyone. Never. He knew with certainty that she would be happy with this. Therefore, when the verse of choice was revealed in the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): . What did he say? The Messenger said to the women, giving them the choice: “If you love this world and its adornment, I will release you with a beautiful release. If you desire Allah and His Messenger, then choose Allah and His Messenger.” He started with Aisha, the young virgin; he gave her the choice and feared that youth would catch up with her, and he said to her: He feared she would rush and say: “I want the world,” because she was young. She said: “O Messenger of Allah! In this matter, do I need to consult my father? I am being given the choice between Allah and His Messenger and the world? In this matter, do I need to consult my father? I want Allah and His Messenger.” Glory be to Allah! Is it conceivable that someone like her, if her father married her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), would object? Answer? No, she would not object. So the argument based on this hadith is wrong and incorrect. But show me a virgin whose marriage the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved while she was unwilling. You will not find this. And what some of the Bedouins do, detaining their daughter despite the large amount of money given, he has betrayed his trust, his guardianship has fallen, and he has committed a clear sin, may Allah protect us from that, and the world will not benefit him against the Hereafter, and who knows, perhaps he will not enjoy the money he demanded for himself. This is the second condition.