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Is a young man's return to his former fiancée, whose engagement he broke off due to his parents' rejection of her family, an act of disobedience to his parents, as he tries to prove their claims wrong? What is the ruling if the family boycotts their son for marrying the girl despite their disapproval, and how should the son act so as not to be disobedient or sever ties of kinship? What is the ruling on the family's absence from the wedding or the marriage contract due to their objection?

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It has been previously stated that parents have no right to object to their son marrying a girl who is pleasing in her religion and character, and that material and social differences are not considered valid in . If the parents insist on their refusal, then their obedience takes precedence unless the son fears fitnah (temptation/strife) due to his strong attachment to the girl.

If there is no valid reason for the son to proceed with marrying her, then his disobedience to his parents is considered uquq (disrespect/disobedience to parents). If the son marries despite his parents' refusal, he must still be dutiful and kind to them, even if they sever ties. He bears no sin for the severance if it is not due to any shortcoming on his part.

The accusation by the young man's family that the girl's family is breaking up the family and is greedy for money, without proof, is a sin and an evil suspicion, in accordance with the Almighty's saying: "O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin."

The absence of the young man's family from the wedding celebration or the kitab al-kitab (marriage contract) does not affect the validity of the marriage if its pillars and conditions are met.

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