The Evidence for the Obligation of Marriage from the Hadith: “Whoever is averse to my Sunnah is not one of me”
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The questioner : How do we refute the claim of obligation in the context of the haram?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How is existence derived from the hadith? The hadith indicates the existence of marriage.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Those who held that view cited this as evidence. However, those who said it is not obligatory argued that many of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not have wives and did not marry.
The questioner : Did the Companion’s action contradict the text in this case?
The Shaykh : No, they did not contradict the text, because there is no explicit text stating the obligation.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How is existence derived from the hadith? The hadith indicates the existence of marriage.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. Those who held that view cited this as evidence. However, those who said it is not obligatory argued that many of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not have wives and did not marry.
The questioner : Did the Companion’s action contradict the text in this case?
The Shaykh : No, they did not contradict the text, because there is no explicit text stating the obligation.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1873 - 4600 حديث يا معشر الشباب من استطاع منكم البائة فليتزوج يدل على أن النكاح واجب...؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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