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Is the rejection of marriage and procreation, out of a desire for a righteous spouse in Paradise, considered a violation of Sharia?

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The basic principle is that marriage is recommended and encouraged by Islamic law, and one should not avoid it without a valid reason. Marriage becomes obligatory for anyone, man or woman, who fears falling into sin by not marrying. It is also permissible for a woman to offer herself in marriage to a righteous man. Procreation is a natural desire and an objective of Islamic law, and it has tremendous benefits in this world and the hereafter for those who raise their children well. There is no contradiction between a woman's marriage in this world and the hereafter.

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