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Forced marriages Ibn Muflih Al-Hanbali rahimahullah said: “The parents have no right to force their son to marry someone he does not want. Shaykh Taqiy al-Deen (i.e., Ibn Taymiyah – may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Neither of the parents has the right to force their son to marry someone whom he does not want, and if he refuses then he is not sinning by disobeying them, because no one has the right to force him to eat food he finds off-putting when there is food that he wants to eat, and marriage is like that and more so. Food that one is forced to eat is unpleasant for a short while, but a forced marriage lasts for a long time, and it harms a person and he cannot leave it.” [Al-Ādāb Ash-Shar’iyyah (1/447)] The same applies to women! Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه that Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said: “A previously married woman cannot be married off until she is consulted, and a virgin cannot be married off until she gives her consent.” He was asked: “And how does she give consent?” He replied: “By her silence.” [Bukhari 5136, Muslim, 1419] Sheikh Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh explained: “If the woman is of the age of discernment, being able to distinguish between right and wrong, and she is sane, then seeking her permission is necessary regardless of whether she is a virgin or she was previously married. However, the consent of the virgin differs from the consent of the one who was previously married. The previously married lady must give her verbal consent, whereas the silence of the virgin is sufficient. This is due to the latter’s shyness in speaking, unlike the previously married woman who is bolder because she has experienced marriage already. Nevertheless, as stated, the woman who has reached the age of being able to distinguish between what is beneficial and what is harmful, what is right from what is wrong, then her consent is a must. This hadeeth is also proof that a woman is not compelled or forced into marriage, regardless of whether she is a virgin or previously married. And those who make a difference between a virgin and a woman previously married by saying: “It is allowed to compel the virgin into marriage, but not a woman who has been previously married”, then this distinction is not correct and opposes the evidence.” [Tas-heel al-Ilmaam bi-fiqhil-Ahaadeeth min Bulooghil-Maraam] ➡️@womensbenefits