Marriage: Aspiring To Marry A Student Of Knowledge

Question: “Is it allowed for a woman to make a condition that the one proposing to her must be a student of knowledge?”

Shaykh al-Albaani (rahimahullaah) answers:

“Meaning, she wants the one proposing to be from the students of knowledge, so what’s the problem? So she wants him to be a righteous man, but she also keenly desires (both) righteous and a student of knowledge. Of course, when she is making this requirement for him to be a student of knowledge, she does not mean someone who is not righteous. Thus, she means one who is (both) righteous and a student of knowledge. What is the problem with this? If only all young women were of this kind.”