Can a female in her mid-30's, who is financially independent and living independently, marry a man of her own choosing regardless of whether her father agrees?
Can a female in her mid-30's, who is financially independent and living independently, marry a man of her own choosing regardless of whether her father agrees?
The father is abusive and has no intentions of seeking any suitable spouses for his daughters who are in their 30's.
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 years ago
If her marriage is the first marriage, then she needs the permission
or consent or approval of her father or her paternal grand-father. If
the father or the paternal grand-father refused to approve the
marriage for reasons which are not based on Islamic teachings and she
wants to get married to a suitable believer man who can help her to
preserve her religion and dignity, she will be permitted to get
married to such a suitable believer man to save herself from falling into
sinful act.
Wassalaam.