The Rulings of the Five Categories of Marriage, and Whether It Can Be Forbidden or Disliked

Question:
The guest of the Shaykh asks: When is marriage considered obligatory or forbidden? And is it a cause for financial maintenance?

Answer:
Marriage is not forbidden or disliked; rather, marriage is either obligatory, recommended, or permissible. That is, it is obligatory when there is fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), or recommended if there is desire but no fear of fitnah, in which case it is recommended because it also serves to preserve the lineage. Or it is permissible, which is its minimum status. As for it being forbidden or disliked, no one has said that, to my knowledge. Yes, but divorce is what is sometimes forbidden, sometimes disliked, sometimes obligatory, sometimes recommended, and sometimes permissible; the five rulings apply to divorce. As for marriage, it is either obligatory, recommended, or permissible at its minimum status. Yes.