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Well , i know according to hadith in the below link that forced marriages are prohibited for women , i am yet to see such a similar hadith for man.Does a man have no choice ?
Absolutely a man does, but a woman needs a wali for a marriage and some walis may force the girls under their care into marriages they didn't want/weren't pleased with. This is why the ahadith concern women, as they are far more likely to be forced into a marriage than a man.
forced marriages are prohibited for women.
A forced marriage is prohibited for both parties. One of the conditions for the soundness of the marriage contract is that the groom, the wali, and the bride, must accept and be pleased with the marriage itself. This condition must be fulfilled for the marriage to have it's proper legal effect. If this condition is not met, then the marriage is baatil, i.e. void. According to Hanafi fiqh though, it is not a condition for it's soundness.
Allah has said in the Qur'an:
يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تَأْكُلُواْ أَمْوَلَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَـطِلِ إِلاَّ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَـرَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنْكُمْ
"O you who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves unjustly except it be a trade amongst you, by mutual consent..." (4:29, Part)
If Allah has obligated mutual consent for any kind of business transaction, it should go without saying that such mutual consent is a must for marriage.
Source: The Fiqh of Family, Marriage and Divorce, by Jamal Zarabozo, American Open University, 1997
The person mentioned in the OP would need to discuss the details of his particular case with a scholar.
Allah knows best in all matters.
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