Guidance for a woman who refuses marriage on the pretext of completing her studies
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Question:
The questioner: Your Eminence, some young women may reject a marriage proposal on the grounds that they wish to complete their studies, or that they want a man who is fully established. Do you have any guidance on this matter?
Answer:
It is prescribed for the young man and the young woman to take the initiative in marriage and not to delay it. It is prescribed for the man to take the initiative in marriage, and it is prescribed for the woman to take the initiative in marriage if a suitable match is available; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 3080.
The correct view is that it is obligatory when there is desire and the ability to do so. Likewise, if a suitable man proposes to a woman, she must agree, and it is not permissible for her to delay until the end of her studies, or for such and such a reason; because there are many dangers in delaying. Yes.
The questioner: Your Eminence, some young women may reject a marriage proposal on the grounds that they wish to complete their studies, or that they want a man who is fully established. Do you have any guidance on this matter?
Answer:
It is prescribed for the young man and the young woman to take the initiative in marriage and not to delay it. It is prescribed for the man to take the initiative in marriage, and it is prescribed for the woman to take the initiative in marriage if a suitable match is available; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Young man, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange women and preserves you from immorality; but those who cannot should devote themselves to fasting, for it is a means of suppressing sexual desire.
يا معشر الشباب، من استطاع منكم الباءة فليتزوج، فإنه أغض للبصر، وأحصن للفرج، ومن لم يستطع فعليه بالصوم، فإنه له وجاءThe correct view is that it is obligatory when there is desire and the ability to do so. Likewise, if a suitable man proposes to a woman, she must agree, and it is not permissible for her to delay until the end of her studies, or for such and such a reason; because there are many dangers in delaying. Yes.
Source
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