Should a young man abandon his engagement to a girl he loves, and whose family has approved of, merely because his mother completely rejects the idea without giving reasons, especially when he sees in this engagement the fulfillment of the Sunnah of marriage and a means of preserving his chastity?
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A relationship with a foreign woman is not permissible except within the framework of a lawful marriage. Obedience to one's mother takes precedence over marrying this girl, and it is not permissible to disobey her. You can try to persuade her if the girl is of good character and religious.
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