The Legal Foundations for Choosing a Wife
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Question:
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Shaykh, what are the foundations by which a wife is chosen when proceeding to marriage, and what is prescribed in this matter?
Answer:
What is prescribed in this matter is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us to, which is choosing one who has religion and choosing one who is affectionate and fertile. So one chooses from among wives one who possesses these qualities: that she has religion, that she is affectionate, and that she is fertile. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1466 And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 2050Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
And may Allah bless you. This questioner says: Shaykh, what are the foundations by which a wife is chosen when proceeding to marriage, and what is prescribed in this matter?
Answer:
What is prescribed in this matter is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided us to, which is choosing one who has religion and choosing one who is affectionate and fertile. So one chooses from among wives one who possesses these qualities: that she has religion, that she is affectionate, and that she is fertile. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.
تركح المرأة لأربع لمالها ولحسبها ولجمالها ولدينها، فاظفر بذات الدين تربت يداكMarry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you.
تزوجوا الودود الولود، فإني مكاثر بكم الأمم يوم القيامة.The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/279 — archive.org (3:29)
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