Convince parents for marriage
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Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
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alslaam 0 aliakum
dear muslim brother
i am a young muslim girl who is
currently studing at college. there,
i have met a boy who is 2 years older than me and who
says he likes me very much and would like to spead
the rest of his life with me. he always has remained on the fact that we should
not have have any sort of freindship
that envolves more than talking until arfter marriage which i respect
him for. he has said when i
come of an older age he will bring his parents to my house and ask for my hand
in marriage. at the moment his brothers and this mother all know that he would
like to marry me and are very happy with his decision but how would i pursuade my parents to let me
marry some one who they have never ever met before but who i
see and beleive to be a brillant
person who is very caring and loving? please answer
this soon
Allah hafiz
sister
p.s if they said no what should i
do?
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Answer:
Convince parents for marriage
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
There is
absolutely no harm in liking the boy, but you must abstain from talking with
the boy in private as the avowed enemy of man, the Shaitaan,
may lead this innocent talking to temptation and events which one may not be
able to control.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
3118 Narrated by Umar ibn al-Khattab
The Prophet (saws) said, "Whenever a man is alone with a
(non-mehram) woman, the Shaitaan
makes a third."
The best
would be if the boy can send his parents to your parents asking for your hand
in marriage; and you give your approval when your parents ask you regarding the
proposal. And if they ask you whether
you know the boy from before, you can tell them the truth of the matter. This would be the most righteous and noble
way of introducing the boy to your parents.
Your Question: p.s if they said no what should i do?
When the
parents of the boy themselves come and ask for your hand in marriage for their
son, and they are happy with their son’s choice; under normal circumstances,
there would no reason why your parents would reject a good proposal, especially
when they see that even their daughter is happy with the proposal.
But if
your parents give you a reason for their refusal of the proposal, you must
realize that there is no one in the world who are your
better well-wishers than your parents; and you must give importance to their
reasons and opinions. In the mean time,
what you should and can do is constantly supplicate to Allah Subhanah and beg him to bring about what is best for you in
this world, and in the Hereafter.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,