Marriage: Its Ruling and Encouragement
This subtopic gathers questions about marriage asked as such. It covers the ruling and merit of marrying, and delaying, refusing or easing marriage for the young. It also covers marriage weighed against study, work or livelihood.
Questions readers ask here:
- What is your opinion regarding the marriage of a seventeen-year-old girl, who believes she is still young?
- Is it considered a sin to dislike marriage and to consider it restrictive of freedom?
- Is marriage half of the religion?
- What are the harms of marriage?
Choosing a particular person belongs under Choosing a Spouse, and the contract, guardian or mahr under Marriage Contract and Mahr.
11 questions
Should a Muslim marry while he is not in his own country, or should he wait until he returns and then marry? And is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) valid after forgetting to sit following the two rak'ahs of shaf' (even-numbered)?
How can a young man complete half his deen while his siblings live with him in the same house, based on his mother’s recommendation to take care of them?
Is it recommended to marry at the age of sixteen, with the young man being financially dependent on his parents until he gets a job?
What is the interpretation of the Imam's saying, "Whoever does not marry and is thirty years old or more is a monster"?
What is the ruling on a paternal cousin refusing marriage, despite his religious commitment and knowledge of the virtues of marriage, and his claim that the current circumstances of the Ummah are different from the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, especially since he suffers from childhood psychological trauma?
What is the religious ruling regarding the marriage of a 22-year-old young man who practiced sodomy since the age of 13, then repented and wishes to marry to avoid returning to sin, knowing that marriage may negatively affect his studies and displease his parents?
Can the poor person marry?
Is it permissible to prevent a young man in his thirties from marrying, despite his financial capability, due to his immaturity, irresponsible behavior, and lack of ghirah (protective jealousy), and the consequent fear of embarrassment and harm among his siblings? And is marriage an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn) in this case?
Will God Almighty compensate the young man deprived of marriage in this world with something special in the Hereafter, or will he be blamed for not striving enough to achieve this blessing?
What is the best option for preserving chastity and purity: patience until financial ability for marriage becomes available, or marriage and living separately until Allah enriches them from His bounty? Is financial status a condition for marriage, or should one insist with the father, despite his reliance on the verse, "And let those who find not [the means for] marriage abstain until Allah enriches them from His bounty" (Surat An-Nur, 33), and the Hadith, "O young people, whoever among you can afford to marry, let him do so"?
What is the practical advice for facilitating marriage for young Muslims in the West, especially with the rising age of marriage and increasing costs, while considering parents' concern for the couple's well-being?