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What is the ruling on a deceased person's will for his son to marry his paternal or maternal cousin, despite the son's unwillingness, and what is the ruling on the mother's insistence on that?

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The son is not obligated to carry out his father's will to marry a specific woman whom he does not desire, nor is he bound to comply with his mother's insistence on that; for neither parent has the right to compel their child to marry someone they do not wish, and if he refuses, he is not considered disobedient. Marriage is a momentous contract and a solemn covenant, and it endures for life.

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