Breaking an engagement

Q: I am a girl and I am engaged with my relative from 3 years back but now I don't find satisfaction in this relation. I also did istikhara. I asked to cancel the alliance. My relatives are upset for it. Do I have a right to cancel it according to Islam. Please reply.

A: Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)