Question
In our community it is considered necessary for a widow of even 60 and 70 years to marry again. Societal pressure constrain such widows to marry. What is the Shariah's view?
Answer
It is permissible for 60 and 70 year old widows to marry again or to abstain from marriage. It is their choice. The custom of constraining them to get married is un-Islamic and bid'ah. It depends on their desire to marry or not.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 04
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- 5
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