Promising a Nikah and Then Going Back on It

Question

(1) The parents of Zayd and Hind had settled the nikah of Zayd and Hind in their childhood. When Zayd’s father passed away, his mother contracted her second nikah with Hind’s elder paternal uncle (that is, the elder brother of Hind’s father). Now, for about two years, both of those responsible for Zayd have refused, out of some consideration of benefit (maslaha), to contract his nikah with Hind. This became a cause of distress for Hind’s parents. They say: “We have no relation with these people.

Answer

(1) The nikah of a widow after the ‘idda is commendable (mustahsan) according to the Shari‘a. Boycotting on the said grounds and urging others to boycott is wrong and contrary to the Shari‘a. Those on whom pressure is being put should by no means yield to the pressure.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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