If a father jokingly says to his daughter, "I marry my daughter to you," and a man says, "I accept," does the marriage contract take effect despite the daughter's refusal, knowing that the consent of both spouses is a condition for the marriage contract?
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A marriage contract concluded in jest is valid if it fulfills its conditions and pillars. If the girl is an adult and of sound mind, there is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the permissibility of her father compelling her to marry. Those who permit compulsion do not stipulate her consent for the validity of the marriage. As for those who do not permit compulsion (which is the more preponderant view), there is a difference of opinion regarding the validity of a contract made for her without her consent: some invalidate it, while others consider it suspended until her approval.
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