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Is it incumbent on a father to cover the marriage costs of his son if the latter couldn`t afford them?

Answered as per Shafi'i Fiqh by Darul Iftaa Jordan
Is it incumbent on a father to cover the marriage costs of his son if the latter couldn`t afford them?

Answer:
The son should seek the help of his relatives in order to convince his father to do the aforesaid, and the father should make sure that his son doesn`t commit fornication through helping him to get married, and Allah will reward him for doing so.

This answer was collected from the official government Iftaa Department of Jordan.

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