What is the obligation of one who knows that the person who proposed to so-and-so is not a suitable match?
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The questioner : What is the obligation of one who intends to propose to a woman, and knows that a certain person has already proposed to her, but he is not a suitable match, meaning he is deficient in his religion and faith? What is his obligation?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him to send someone to inform them that this person is not a suitable match.
The questioner : What if he has already proposed?
The Shaykh : No, if he has already proposed and then withdrew, and then proposed again, if he said, "So-and-so is not a suitable match," and then proposed, he would be suspected of ulterior motives. But he should send someone to say, "So-and-so proposed to you and you accepted, but he has such-and-such a defect." Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him to send someone to inform them that this person is not a suitable match.
The questioner : What if he has already proposed?
The Shaykh : No, if he has already proposed and then withdrew, and then proposed again, if he said, "So-and-so is not a suitable match," and then proposed, he would be suspected of ulterior motives. But he should send someone to say, "So-and-so proposed to you and you accepted, but he has such-and-such a defect." Yes.