Fathwa - Marriage and Engagement - The Ruling on a Young Woman's Guardian Refusing to Give Her in Marriage

Question:
A person proposed marriage to a young woman and her guardian refused,
with the intention of forbidding her to marry. What is the ruling of
Islaam on this? Deliver a legal verdict for us, may Allaah reward you.
Answer:
It is an obligation upon the guardians to give their charges in
marriage early if they are proposed to by suitable men and they
accept, according to the words of the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi was
salaam:
'If one whose religion and character pleases you proposes to you, then
marry (your daughter to) him. If you do not do so, it will be a cause
of trial in the land and great corruption.' (At Tirmithi no. 1084)
So it is not permissible toprevent them from marrying, in order to
give them in marriage tothose whom they do not accept, such as their
cousins or others, nor in order to ask for a lot of money or other
things which have not been legislated by Allaah and His Messenger
sallallaahualayhi was salaam.
It is incumbent upon the authorities, such as the governors and the
judges, to prevent those who are known to refuse one, while permitting
another guardian to marry his charges, and to permit other guardians
to give them in marriage, starting with the nearestrelatives and then
the next nearest. They must do this in order to prevent injustice, to
implement justice, and to protect the young men and women from doing
what Allaah has forbidden (unlawful sexual relations) due to being
prevented from marriage by their guardians' injustice. We ask Allaah
that He guide us all and make us choose truth over vain desires, for
verily, He is All-Hearing, ready to answer. - - ▓███▓
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