Is there evidence for the author's statement: "unless he fears the hardship of bachelorhood due to the need for pleasure or service"?
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The questioner : Regarding his statement "or service" "unless he fears the hardship of bachelorhood and service", is there evidence for this? We say that...
The Shaykh : Perhaps the statement of Allah the Exalted[An-Nisa 4:25] is general, whether it is the hardship of bachelorhood or the hardship of service.
The questioner : Is it not possible to serve without marriage?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What can she serve without marriage? He hires her to work for him?
The Shaykh : If he and she are in the house, this leads to seclusion, and Satan beautifies evil for the person. You find that a man with his wife does not have that strong desire, but if he is alone with a woman who is uglier and older than her, the desire stirs up, is that not so? Yes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Perhaps the statement of Allah the Exalted
This [allowance] is for him among you who fears sin
ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنْكُمْThe questioner : Is it not possible to serve without marriage?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What can she serve without marriage? He hires her to work for him?
The Shaykh : If he and she are in the house, this leads to seclusion, and Satan beautifies evil for the person. You find that a man with his wife does not have that strong desire, but if he is alone with a woman who is uglier and older than her, the desire stirs up, is that not so? Yes?
The questioner : Yes.