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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If the suitor is not a suitable match and the girl has accepted him, her opinion is not accepted, and the opinion of the guardian is given priority in that matter.

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The Shaykh : So if it happens that the one who has proposed to the woman to marry her is not fit for that, due to a deficiency in his religion, and the woman to be married has consented but her guardian does not approve of him, whom do we give priority to?
The student: The guardian.

The Shaykh : The guardian. Why? Because this man is not a suitable match in his religion and his character. So if the woman to be married says, "I will not marry anyone but this man, even if I remain until the Day of Resurrection,"
we say: Remain until the Day of Resurrection. As for marrying you to someone whose religion and character are not approved of, that is not possible...
Source alathar.net

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