The Tawraĥ states: Whoever has a twelve-year old daughter and does not marry her and she commits a sin, then her father is responsible for her sin. (Shu’ab-ul-Īmān, vol. 6, pp. 402, Ḥadīš 8669)
The honourable Muftī commented on it in Mirāt-ul-Manājīḥ, volume 5, page 31 about the words ‘whoever has a twelve-year old daughter and does not marry her’: That is, if a man who meets the standard of Kufw is available and he can afford to marry his daughter but does not marry her due to negligence and in search of a rich man. This Ḥadīš tells us that if Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ grants the ability to a father then he should marry his daughter before the age of twelve. These days, the women of twenty-five or thirty years of age remain unmarried in their homes. They cannot find rich graduates and hence do not get married. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ open the eyes of Muslims. Regarding, ‘Her father is responsible for her sin’ he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه commented, ‘That is, the father has also sinned because he was the cause of it.’
(Mirāt, vol. 5, pp. 31)
Sadly, these days lengthy delays in marriages are caused by secular customs and traditions which eventually cause boys and girls to fall in unreal love and countless sins. If only we created a Madanī custom of marrying boys and girls as soon as they reach puberty. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ if this happens our society will be saved from multiple evils.
Question: What should a woman do if a jinn falls in love with her and offers her money etc.?
Answer: Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was asked regarding a woman who was given money etc. by a jinn. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه replied,