Back to search

What should a girl do if she loved a young man from another country, and he proposed to her, but her family refused him due to the difference in their countries, while her sister's husband's brother proposed to her, and she does not love him? Should she marry him, or wait for the one she loves?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

Repentance is obligatory for a forbidden emotional relationship. If marriage to the first young man is possible, it is good, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Nothing like marriage is seen for two who love each other." However, one should turn their heart away from him and abandon hope of marrying him due to his lack of purification, the difficulty in knowing his true situation, and to overcome obstacles. As for the other young man, you have the right to reject him. But if he is a man of religion and good character and your parents approve of him, we hope that marriage to him will be blessed, and we recommend performing Istikhara.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy