Reminding that marriage is an act of worship, with mention of some hadiths indicating this.
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The Shaykh: And they did not know—and it appears to me, and Allah knows best, that this group was newly converted to Islam and had not yet become well-versed in the laws and rulings of Islam—they did not know, for example, that marriage is an act of worship, as came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in more than one hadith, such as his saying (peace be upon him) in the well-known hadith when the poor came to him and said to him: “O Messenger of Allah, the people of wealth have taken away the wealth and the rewards; they pray as we pray, they fast as we fast, they perform Hajj as we perform Hajj, and they give charity while we do not give charity.” So he said to them (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him), consoling them: , so the messenger of the poor returned to his poor companions and brought them good news with this glad tidings that came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so they rejoiced greatly, but they did not stay long before their messenger returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to say to him (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him): “O Messenger of Allah, the rich have heard what you said to us, so they did the same as we did!” So he said (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1973Sahih (Darussalam) This is the narration of Imam Muslim in his *Sahih*.
And in another narration in another hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them:, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to enumerate many of the noble morals, then he said at the end of the hadith: Sahih Muslim 1006. They said, in astonishment: “O Messenger of Allah, does one of us fulfill his desire and have a reward for it?” He said: . They said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said: Sahih Muslim 1006. So such a hadith and others that came in the chapter of encouraging marriage, and especially patience with children and offspring, became obscure.
Shall I not direct you to something by which you will surpass those before you, and those after you will not catch up to you, except one who does as you do?
أفلا أدلُّكم على شيء إذا فعلتموه سَبَقْتُم مَن قبلكم ولم يُدرِكْكُم مَن بعدكم إلا مَن فَعَلَ مثلكم ؟!That is the Grace of Allah which He bestows on whom He pleases.
ذلك فضل الله يُؤتيه من يشاءAnd in another narration in another hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them:
Indeed, for you is a charity for every tasbih, a charity for every tahmid, a charity for every takbir, a charity for every tahlil, enjoining good is a charity, forbidding evil is a charity, and removing a harmful object from the road is a charity.
إنَّ لكم بكلِّ تسبيحة صدقة ، وبكلِّ تحميدة صدقة ، وبكلِّ تكبيرة صدقة ، وبكلِّ تهليلة صدقة ، وأمر بالمعروف صدقة ، ونهي عن منكر صدقة ، وإماطة الأذى عن الطريق صدقةand in man's sexual Intercourse (with his wife, ) there is a Sadaqa
وفي بُضْعِ أحدكم صدقةWhat do you say if he places it in the forbidden? Is there not a sin upon him?
أَرَأيت إن وَضَعَها في الحرام ؛ أليس يكون عليه وزر ؟!Similarly, if he were to devote it to something lawful, he should have a reward.
فكذلك إذا وضعها في الحلال كان له عليها أجر
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