A Warning to Fathers Who Prevent Their Sons from Marrying Despite Having the Ability to Marry Them

The Shaykh : Therefore, we have previously stated that some fathers—may Allah guide us and them—possess great wealth and have a son who needs to get married. When asked to marry him off, the father tells him, "Marry yourself; only your own nail scratches your back. You are the one who must look after yourself and get married." This is forbidden (haram) for the father. In this situation, it is permissible for the son, if he is able to take some of his father's wealth, to take it and get married with it, because this is part of his maintenance. It is permissible for a person to take his maintenance from the one upon whom his financial support is obligatory. What is the evidence?
The hadith of Hind bint 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with her), in which she complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that her husband did not give her what was sufficient for her and her child in terms of maintenance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: These are the ones who are entitled to zakah, and anyone other than them is not entitled.