The honorable Shaykh. . I want to get married, but I am leaving it aside out of fear of not fulfilling my duty of dutifulness to my parents, so what should I do?
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The questioner : He says: The honorable Shaykh, I want to get married, but I am leaving it aside out of fear of not fulfilling my duty of dutifulness to my parents, so what should I do?
The Shaykh : That is a mistake. I say: Get married, and perhaps marriage will be a cause for dutifulness to your parents, because if you get married, you are getting married by the command of Allah, and acts of obedience lead to one another. So get married and hasten to do so. Perhaps it is part of dutifulness to your parents that you get married so that the woman can serve your two parents. Although it is not obligatory for a wife to serve her husband’s parents, it is a matter of noble character. Perhaps Allah will make it easy for her to serve these two parents. Yes.
The Shaykh : That is a mistake. I say: Get married, and perhaps marriage will be a cause for dutifulness to your parents, because if you get married, you are getting married by the command of Allah, and acts of obedience lead to one another. So get married and hasten to do so. Perhaps it is part of dutifulness to your parents that you get married so that the woman can serve your two parents. Although it is not obligatory for a wife to serve her husband’s parents, it is a matter of noble character. Perhaps Allah will make it easy for her to serve these two parents. Yes.