The ruling on leaving off marriage for the sake of seeking knowledge
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Question:
I ask Allah to turn away from marriage. Just to say something. The young man turns away from marriage, meaning he married, then divorced, and had children, and then he says: If I had married, O Shaykh, it would have occupied me greatly from seeking knowledge.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Seeking knowledge. The size of the walls. He turns away from marriage and devotes himself to knowledge. This differs if he has no desire and does not fear for himself, in which case there is no harm. But if he has a desire for marriage, he should hasten to marry and seek knowledge, combining the two. Marriage does not prevent seeking knowledge. As for if there is no benefit and he has no desire for marriage, then praise be to Allah.
I ask Allah to turn away from marriage. Just to say something. The young man turns away from marriage, meaning he married, then divorced, and had children, and then he says: If I had married, O Shaykh, it would have occupied me greatly from seeking knowledge.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Seeking knowledge. The size of the walls. He turns away from marriage and devotes himself to knowledge. This differs if he has no desire and does not fear for himself, in which case there is no harm. But if he has a desire for marriage, he should hasten to marry and seek knowledge, combining the two. Marriage does not prevent seeking knowledge. As for if there is no benefit and he has no desire for marriage, then praise be to Allah.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر : الأحاديث : [ 195 - 197 ] — islamhouse.com (5:08)
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