You should consider yourself blessed in many ways.. jobs come and go and so does money
And in 22 years or even lesser , the Child will be Sitting in his Office Chair and he can retire and enjoy life .
Thus Islam encourages marriage and recommends early marriage for both young men and young women.
In the case of a wife, the Prophet, peace be upon him, says: “A woman is sought in marriage for one of four things; her wealth, beauty, family and faith.
Make sure to choose the one with strong faith.”
In this Hadith, the Prophet, peace be upon him, makes it clear that most of the considerations to which people attach great importance when choosing a wife, such as wealth, beauty and family, are of little value.
The important consideration is that she should have strong faith, because that is the one, which shapes her character and makes her a good wife
When a father receives a proposal of marriage for his daughter, he should consider the character of the suitor, not his wealth or family connections.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, says: “Should a man whom you find satisfactory with regard to his
honesty and strength of faith propose to you for marriage, then give him [your daughter] in marriage. Unless you do that, there is bound to be strife and much corruption in society.”
As you can see Prophet, peace be upon him,
does not attach any importance to the wealth or position of the man who comes with a marriage proposal.
He speaks only of the man’s honesty and strength of faith. The Prophet, peace be upon him, also warns that if we choose different criteria, our society will soon suffer from corruption.
These criteria which the Prophet, peace be upon him, outlined are the ones to be given priority. and Scholars have stressed compatibility as an important basis for accepting or rejecting a marriage proposal.
It is certainly against the teachings of Islam to make marriage difficult for young people by making excessive demands of dower, housing and furniture. These should always be of reasonable standard so that we do not discourage young people from marriage and cause a general delay in the marriage age in society.
This is unfortunately the case in some Muslim countries, where you find most people unable to get married before they reach their late twenties or early thirties. In some
cases, people reach 40 years of age before they have a realistic chance of being married. That is a situation, which leads to much corruption.
OP is thus a martyr against materialism and this incident should send a strong message to all those materialistic parents out there especially in South Asia