The Ruling on Refusing Marriage and the Ruling on High Bridal Gifts

Question:
I am a committed girl, and I do not want to get married. What must I do? Or is there a sin on me for that? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Get married. No, it is not permissible to remain single. Get married. Even if you are committed, get married. If a suitable match comes, get married. Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nur: 32]. "Al-ayama" refers to those who have no spouse. A man who has no wife is called "aym." A man is "aym," and a woman is also "ayma." One who has no spouse is called "aym" or "ayma." Likewise, a man who has no wife—even if he was previously married—is called "aym." Allah commanded their marriage.
You must get married if a suitable match comes. Do not sit without a husband ever. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This applies to both men and women. .
It is obligatory for both men and women to get married if a suitable match comes. If Allah facilitates a suitable match, do not prevent it. Respond and do not be stubborn. Do not be extravagant in bridal gifts or wedding feasts. Lighten the bridal gifts. A small bridal gift is sufficient. The Prophet said to some people: Do not be extravagant in bridal gifts. Marry for a hundred, a thousand, or two thousand, according to what Allah facilitates. Do not be extravagant. Nor in wedding feasts. The Prophet said to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: It is not necessary to be extravagant. One sheep is sufficient, and two sheep are sufficient. There is no need for extravagance. Do not be strict in bridal gifts so that marriage becomes easy. You must be lenient in bridal gifts, in jewelry, and in everything. Lighten the burden on the spouses and the suitors so that they are motivated and get married. Her father should lighten it, her mother, and her sisters. Do not encourage them to be extravagant.
It is obligatory for sisters, mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, and relatives to encourage leniency. Encourage the reduction of bridal gifts and wedding feasts. Motivate people to marry. Encourage them to marry so that marriage increases, so that the number of unmarried women in homes decreases, and so that the number of young men who have not obtained a wife decreases. Encourage people. Encourage them to marry. Lighten the bridal gifts. Facilitate the bridal gifts. Do not be extravagant in wedding feasts, so that no girl remains, and no young man remains, except that he is married.
Cooperation among the righteous is required in this: The mother should help, the father should help, and the brother should help. Some people demand for their daughter as if she is a commodity to be sold for one hundred thousand or one hundred and fifty thousand—may Allah protect us. Ask for what is affordable from the good, even if it is ten thousand, even if it is five thousand, even if it is two thousand, if the girl is pleased, and praise be to Allah. Even if it is one hundred riyals. Some of the Salaf married for two dirhams, and three dirhams. Lighten the bridal gifts.
You, O her father, must encourage leniency. Some women have fathers—may Allah protect us—who are a great obstacle in marriage. They do not marry her off except with difficulty. They leave her in their sheep, or in their house to serve, and do not marry her off except for one hundred thousand, or one hundred and fifty thousand with difficulty. This is a great injustice. It falls under injustice—may Allah protect us. One must be cautious. Marry her with what is easy if a suitable match comes. Marry her and fear Allah. Do not hold her back. Do not demand a long bridal gift that is difficult for people. If a suitable match comes, it is a blessing. The suitable match is the desire. It is the bridal gift. If a good suitable match comes, it is a great blessing, even if it is one riyal. May Allah guide everyone.