The Causes of Remaining Unmarried and Advice to Guardians
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Question:
He says in his question: In our time, remaining unmarried has become common due to the high costs of marriage. Is there any advice for guardians to alleviate this?
Answer:
Remaining unmarried has causes other than the costs of marriage. It has causes, and the most dangerous of them is women’s work and employment. A woman takes a job in the north, south, west, or east, at great distances, and leaves the house. She becomes occupied with earning money and does not want a husband, because a husband wants to occupy her, wants to prevent her from her job, and wants [to control her], so she does not want a husband. She wants to gather money only. She thinks this is happiness. This is not happiness. Happiness is in a righteous husband, good offspring, and settling in the home. That is happiness.
As for chasing after the salary, after jobs, after this, that is what caused remaining unmarried. Men do not desire women who do not submit to them in their marital relationship, who do not raise the children, and who are not present in the home. They do not desire this. This is what caused remaining unmarried and caused the increase in divorce. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says in his question: In our time, remaining unmarried has become common due to the high costs of marriage. Is there any advice for guardians to alleviate this?
Answer:
Remaining unmarried has causes other than the costs of marriage. It has causes, and the most dangerous of them is women’s work and employment. A woman takes a job in the north, south, west, or east, at great distances, and leaves the house. She becomes occupied with earning money and does not want a husband, because a husband wants to occupy her, wants to prevent her from her job, and wants [to control her], so she does not want a husband. She wants to gather money only. She thinks this is happiness. This is not happiness. Happiness is in a righteous husband, good offspring, and settling in the home. That is happiness.
As for chasing after the salary, after jobs, after this, that is what caused remaining unmarried. Men do not desire women who do not submit to them in their marital relationship, who do not raise the children, and who are not present in the home. They do not desire this. This is what caused remaining unmarried and caused the increase in divorce. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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