What are the harms of marriage?
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Marriage itself has no inherent harms; rather, harms may arise due to external factors. Marriage is encouraged by Islamic law and is the tradition of the prophets. It cannot contain a legally recognized harm, for if it did, Allah would not have legislated it and urged people towards it. Nevertheless, it may entail harms for a specific individual, such as one who cannot afford to support a wife, or lacks the ability for intercourse, or if marriage leads him to abandon an obligation.
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