Choosing the Righteous Wife
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Question: What is the best method for choosing a righteous wife?
Answer: Asking the scholars and the trustworthy people about her and her family, until it is established for the suitor that she is one of those who possess religion; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 1466 It is agreed upon as authentic, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 715k, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 33:79, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 5534 And success is from Allah.
Answer: Asking the scholars and the trustworthy people about her and her family, until it is established for the suitor that she is one of those who possess religion; based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.
تنكح المرأة لأربع: لمالها ولحسبها ولجمالها ولدينها، فاظفر بذات الدين تربت يداكThe whole world is a provision, and the best object of benefit of the world is the pious woman.
الدنيا متاع، وخير متاع الدنيا المرأة الصالحةA man is upon the religion of his close friend; so let one of you look at whom he befriends
المرء على دين خليله؛ فلينظر أحدكم من يخاللThe example of a good pious companion and an evil one is that of a person carrying musk and another blowing a pair of bellows. The one who is carrying musk will either give you some perfume as a present, or you will buy some from him, or you will get a good smell from him, but the one who is blowing a pair of bellows will either burn your clothes or you will get a bad smell from him.
مثل الجليس الصالح وجليس السوء كحامل المسك ونافخ الكير؛ فإن حامل المسك: إما أن يحذيك، وإما أن تبتاع منه، وإما أن تجد منه ريحًا طيبة. ونافخ الكير: إما أن يحرق ثيابك، وإما أن تجد منه ريحًا خبيثة
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