Advice for those about to get married
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a caller from Riyadh who says that he wishes to get married, if Allah wills, and he has decided to marry after several years have passed, but he asks, may Allah bless you, what do you advise me?
Answer:
I advise you to hasten to get marriage so that you may guard your chastity and lower your gaze, and so that the woman may also guard her chastity, and so that Allah may grant you children; this is the fruit of marriage. So hasten with it and choose a righteous wife. Choose a wife who is righteous in her religion and in her character, one who is suitable for you, forBulugh al-Maram 8:5 religion gathers all good in a woman and in others. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This is a caller from Riyadh who says that he wishes to get married, if Allah wills, and he has decided to marry after several years have passed, but he asks, may Allah bless you, what do you advise me?
Answer:
I advise you to hasten to get marriage so that you may guard your chastity and lower your gaze, and so that the woman may also guard her chastity, and so that Allah may grant you children; this is the fruit of marriage. So hasten with it and choose a righteous wife. Choose a wife who is righteous in her religion and in her character, one who is suitable for you, for
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A woman is married for four qualities, for her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion: so get the religious one and prosper."
النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول تنكح المرأة لأربع لمالها ولجمالها ولحسبها ولدينها فاظفر بذات الدين تربت يداك
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نصيحة للمقبلين على الزواج - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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