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What is the ruling on remaining with a suitor toward whom you feel no inclination, whom you find to have weakness in character and maturity, who struggles to express his feelings, who works in a usurious bank, is negligent in his prayers, is ignorant of religious matters, and is excessively sensitive, along with your fear of a religious relapse after marriage, knowing that you are not young and your chances of marriage are few?

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The answer can be summarized in the following points: 1. The fiancé's work in a usurious bank is forbidden (haram), and his salary is unlawfully gained (haram earnings). 2. His negligence in prayer is a grave sin. There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding whether it constitutes disbelief and expulsion from Islam, but they all agree that he is a transgressor (fasiq). 3. Regarding his other flaws: the decision to marry should not be based on the assumption of change and improvement. One must compare the person's flaws with their current state and consider their positive qualities.

Conclusion: We do not advise completing the marriage with this man, given his known traits, your lack of inclination towards him, your not sensing his leadership (qawamah), and his stinginess in expressing emotions.

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