The Ruling on Marriage and Advice for One Who Has Not Married
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Question:
Abu 'Abd al-Mu'min from Riyadh says: I am a young man and I have not married yet. Is marriage obligatory? And what is your advice for someone like me who has not married?
Answer:
Yes, the one who fears for himself falling into what is forbidden is obligated, and it is obligatory for him, to marry so that he may guard his chastity. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O young men,Sunan an-Nasa'i 3208Sahih (Darussalam). Therefore, marriage is strongly emphasized, especially when there is a need for it, because it guards a person’s chastity, because it leads to the begetting of offspring, and because it involves the husband’s authority over his wife, [An-Nisa 4:34]. Marriage holds great importance in Islam, yes.
Abu 'Abd al-Mu'min from Riyadh says: I am a young man and I have not married yet. Is marriage obligatory? And what is your advice for someone like me who has not married?
Answer:
Yes, the one who fears for himself falling into what is forbidden is obligated, and it is obligatory for him, to marry so that he may guard his chastity. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O young men,
Whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, and whoever cannot then he should fast, for it will be a restraint (wija') for him.
من استطاع منكم الباءة فليتزوج ومن لم يستطع فعليه بالصوم فإنه له وجاءMen are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the other and what they spend [for maintenance] from their wealth.
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَبِمَا أَنفَقُوا مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (166) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:12)
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