Women & Family
Not Being Stringent Regarding Physical Features In Marriage
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Question
He says: Esteemed Shaykh, I have been searching for a woman to marry for years and I'm yet to find. I made it a condition that she should be religious alongside some physical features that I desire. Am I wrongful in that?
Official Transcript (English)
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ bn Fawzān al-Fawzān:
Do not be too stringent regarding (the physical) features of the wife. If she is righteous in her religion, steadfast upon the obedience of Allāh, then she has goodness in her, Allāh willing.
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