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What is the ruling on hesitation and turning away from marriage due to familial problems related to it, the difficulty of finding a religious wife, the family's aversion to religious people, the father's negligence in providing for his family, and the fear of not being accepted by others due to an丑陋 appearance?

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It is not true that marriage causes family disputes and severing of kinship ties. What occurs of that nature is due to a lack of adherence to Islamic guidelines, just as the widespread display of adornment (tabarruj) does not mean the corruption of the entire society.

Lack of physical beauty should not deter you from marriage, for what truly matters is the beauty of character, not appearance. Marriage is encouraged by Islamic law and is the tradition of the prophets and messengers. It aims to increase the Muslim community and acquire righteous offspring.

One should hasten to marry when capable. Some scholars obligate a wealthy father to marry off his poor son who needs marriage. However, the majority of scholars hold that the maintenance of an adult son is not obligatory upon his father unless the son is incapacitated, a view that the Hanbalis dissented from. University study expenses are not included in the obligatory maintenance upon the father.

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