He stipulated that she should not continue
studying in a mixed environment and that she should not go out to work; should
she accept him as a husband?
A few days ago I received a
marriage proposal from a religiously committed young man. He stipulated that I
should not complete my studies and that I should not work outside the house, and
I do not know what to do. Please note that I live in Morocco and there are no
schools that are not mixed. Please advise me, may Allah reward you with
good.
Praise be to Allaah.
If
this young man is pleasing in terms of religious commitment and character, as
seems to be the case from the conditions he stipulated, and you (your family)
know him from before and he is compatible and suitable, then what we think is
that you should agree to marry this person who has proposed to you. The
conditions that he has stipulated indicate – in sha Allah – that he is indeed
religiously committed and has a sense of protective jealousy. Such a suitor
should not be rejected because he stipulated these conditions. It is no secret
that there are negative factors involved in studying in a mixed environment and
also in a woman’s going outside of her house, which exposes her to the
misbehaviour of foolish people in many countries and on many occasions. It seems
to us that the brother who has proposed to you does not want to prevent you from
acquiring knowledge or working, but he does not want that to be accompanied by
haraam mixing or exposure to any mistreatment. Rather he wants that to be in
your own private realm and secure refuge, which is the marital home. This is
something good and we can only advise you to accept it, especially since you
will be able to acquire beneficial knowledge by means of open education programs
or distance study, or by following Islamic education programs on trustworthy TV
channels and websites, in addition to gaining this religiously committed husband
and keeping away from the negative effects of mixing.
We have previously discussed the
issue of mixing in the workplace and at school in the answers to questions no.
1200 and 103044.
With regard to choosing a husband, we have previously discussed
this matter in several answers which we hope you will look at. See the answers
to questions no. 5202, 6942, 69964, 8412, 105728.
And Allah knows best.
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