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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on misyar marriage with the condition of not having children

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Question:
This is a question that asks: Is misyar marriage with the condition of not having children forbidden or not?

Answer:
Childbearing is not in the hands of a person to condition its absence; this is in the hands of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If Allah decrees childbearing, it must happen, and if He does not decree it, it does not happen. This is in the hands of Allah.
He creates what he wills. He gives to whom He wills female [children], and He gives to whom He willsيَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ يَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ إِنَاثًا وَيَهَبُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ
[Ash-Shuraa 42:49]
Males, so this is in the hands of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And the Muslim should rely on Allah. Childbearing is sought after; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged it because of the benefits in it, such as the expiation of the community and dutifulness to parents. There are benefits in it, and there is no harm in it; rather, the harm is in not having children. So he should leave this condition and rely on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and let the basis of his marriage be childbearing, not the opposite. Allah the Exalted said:
So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for youفَالْآنَ بَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:187]
It was said that the meaning is: seek what Allah has written for you in terms of childbearing and offspring. This means that this is the greatest purpose of marriage: childbearing. So this condition is not permissible. This misyar marriage does not have any of the benefits of marriage. The woman is not under the authority of the man, the children are not raised by the father, and the woman is not under the protection of the man either. The benefits of marriage are not present in it. There is only one thing in it, which is intercourse only, to satisfy desire. So it is devoid of the purposes of marriage. So there is no doubt that avoiding it and staying away from it is safer for the person. Yes.

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May Allah reward you,
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-103-واجب المسلم تجاه الأفكار والآراء المضللة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (13:47)

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