Islamic Rulings -
Living Shariah Verdicts
Islamic Questions & Answers
Does a
father have any right to prevent his son from getting
married on the grounds that he needs his help in
providing for his brothers and sisters?
Praise be to Allaah.
If the son will commit haraam acts if he does not get
married, then the father has no right to prevent him
from getting married for the reason stated in the
question. Allaah is the Provider and those brothers
and sisters are part of His creation; He will never
forsake them. Allaah has promised to help the one who
gets married in order to keep himself chaste. He says
(interpretation of the meaning):
"And marry those among you who are single (i.e. a man
who has no wife and a woman who has no husband) and
(also marry) the saalihoon (pious, fit and capable
ones) of your (male) slaves and maid-servants (female
slaves). If they be poor, Allaah will enrich them out
of His Bounty. And Allaah is All-Sufficient for His
creatures' needs, All-Knowing (about the state of the
people)."
[al-Noor 24:32]
The Messenger of Allaah said: "There are three to whom
Allaah's help is due: the mujaahid who goes out to
fight for the sake of Allaah; the slaves who makes a
contract with his master to pay installments towards
his freedom; and the one who gets married because he
wants to remain chaste." (al-Tirmidhi, no. 1566. Abu 'Eesaa
said: this is a hasan hadeeth. See also Saheeh al-Jaami',
no. 3050).
But if the son is able to be patient and give himself
up to working and helping his father to provide for
his brothers and sisters, then he will be rewarded,
for Allaah never allows the reward of those who do
good to be lost.
And Allaah knows best.
Ruling On
Marrying One's Daughter To An AIDS Patient
Is it
permissible to marry one's daughter to an AIDS
patient?
Praise be to Allaah.
He should not
marry his daughter to him unless he has explained his
situation and said, "I have such and such a disease."
Then if they agree to that, then that is fine,
otherwise the marriage should not proceed, because if
he conceals the matter from them he may have cheated
them and deceived them, and the woman may pass the
disease to her husband, or the husband may pass it to
his wife, and to their children after that. But if she
accepts you and agrees, and accepts the will and
decree of Allaah, then that is OK
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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