Ruling on a woman refusing to marry an uneducated man who cannot write

The following message was sent by one of the sisters from Iraq, Baghdad. She says: Iman Kazim Jabbar says that she is a young employee, twenty-eight years old, and unmarried. A young man proposed to her who does not know how to write or read and works as a carpenter. She told the young man: "Go learn how to write your name, and then come forward for the proposal." When he returned, he committed suicide—as she says—and his friends and relatives began to blame her for this phrase that came out of her mouth. Some even said: "You have committed a sin of blood." She is now in great distress. What do you advise her, O Shaykh?
Answer: There is no blame on you, O my sister. There is no blame on you. You advised him to learn some writing, and there is no blame on you. The fact that he committed suicide is due to the foolishness of his mind, his ignorance, and his lack of insight. You did nothing but speak good to him. Learning a little writing is easy; it is not difficult. Whether he learns in a school or from some of his friends and brothers, all of this is easy.
Your advice to him, if you told him: "Learn to write, or learn and understand your religion, or learn the Qur'an," all of this is good and there is nothing wrong with it. There is no blame on you for that, and the sin of his suicide is upon him. As for you, there is nothing on you. Be at peace and ignore what people say.
The presenter: May Allah bless you. Here is a message that reached the program from one of the brothers from Sudan: Haidar Abdullah Abu Diab says...
The Shaykh: We want to add to it.
The presenter: Please, please.
The Shaykh: And we also advise you, and we advise you not to reject a good man, even if he is uneducated and cannot write or read. We advise you in the future: if a good man, known for his uprightness in his religion, his prayer, and his good reputation, proposes to you, do not reject him, even if he cannot read or write. The advice will come after that, after the marriage, between you and him. So do not reject a good man, even if he cannot read or write. May Allah guide them all.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.