What is one to do if they avoid the haram, but cannot find the halal in love?
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Congratulations on abstaining from the unlawful, and glad tidings of Allah's facilitation of legitimate desires for whoever abandons prohibitions, based on the : "Whoever seeks abstinence, Allah will make him abstinent; and whoever seeks self-sufficiency, Allah will make him self-sufficient," and verses from Surat An-Nur and At-. It is recommended to supplicate frequently for a righteous spouse and to exert legitimate efforts for marriage, such as offering oneself through a to someone whose religiosity and character are approved.
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