The ruling on forcing a woman to marry a man she does not want
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Question:
Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, this questioner says: In some cases, some guardians marry off their daughters and sisters against their will, even if the woman is refusing this man. Sometimes they take the mahr and do not give the woman anything from this mahr. So what is your guidance?
Answer:
It is not permissible to marry off a woman except with her permission, and it is not permissible to force her, whether she is a virgin or a previously married woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6968, and he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3261Sahih (Darussalam).
So her father or anyone else has no right to force her. Her permission is necessary; this is the correct view. It is not permissible for a father, brother, uncle, or anyone else to force the girl. Rather, it is obligatory to seek her permission; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):, and in the other wording: . We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
The presenter: Thank you, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
Your Eminence, may Allah preserve you, this questioner says: In some cases, some guardians marry off their daughters and sisters against their will, even if the woman is refusing this man. Sometimes they take the mahr and do not give the woman anything from this mahr. So what is your guidance?
Answer:
It is not permissible to marry off a woman except with her permission, and it is not permissible to force her, whether she is a virgin or a previously married woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A virgin should not be married till she is asked for her consent; and the matron should not be married till she is asked whether she agrees to marry or not.
لا تنكح البكر حتى تستأذن، ولا تنكح الثيب حتى تستأمرA previously married woman has more right to decide about herself (with regard to marriage) than her guardian, and an orphan girl should be consulted, and her permission is her silence.
الثيب أحق بنفسها من وليها، واليتيمة تستأمر، وإذنها سكوتهاSo her father or anyone else has no right to force her. Her permission is necessary; this is the correct view. It is not permissible for a father, brother, uncle, or anyone else to force the girl. Rather, it is obligatory to seek her permission; because of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
And a virgin is to be consulted by her father, and her permission is her silence
والبكر يستأذنها أبوها، وإذنها سكوتهاAnd an orphan girl is to be consulted, and her permission is her silence
واليتيمة تستأمر، وإذنها سكوتهاThe presenter: Thank you, O Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and benefit the Muslims through you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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