I am seeking guidance on a very sensitive matter. About a year ago, I entered into a mutah contract with a young man to avoid haram. There was no intercourse, and from my research many marājiʿ consider mutah permissible if the conditions are fulfilled. Since then, both of us have repented, worked on our deen, and now wish to marry permanently. I am Iraqi, he is Lebanese, and his family is ready to formally propose. My parents strongly oppose this marriage, not for religious reasons but for cultural ones (his age, studies, and background). At first, they said they will not allow it, but now they say they will “let” me marry him—only on the condition that after the wedding they will disown me completely and never look back at me. In addition, they are asking for a very high dowry that I personally do not want. My mother has reacted very harshly throughout this process—insulting me, accusing me of haram, making duʿa that if I marry him my future children will turn out corrupt, and even hitting me at times. One of my brothers also physically abused me in the past. Despite this, I try to respect them and ask forgiveness, because I know the high status of parents in Islam. What confuses me is that my brothers both married non-Iraqi women. My mother opposed them at first but eventually accepted and now treats them and their wives with love. In my case, she says she will never accept. My question is: Islamically, what is my duty? If this man is religious and of good character, am I allowed to marry him even if my parents refuse, threaten to disown me, and make duʿa against my marriage? And what is the ruling regarding their demand for a high dowry that I do not want?