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MARRIAGE
Let me tell you something i know in the Qur’an and sunnah about marriage in islam:

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In Islam, marriage (Arabic: نِكَاح, romanized: Nikāḥ) is a legal contract between a man and a woman. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free wills. Some people walk towards it, some people are dragged in by destiny or faith.

Some get lucky and they have great marriage lives and some are unfortunate. But then the tables can decide to turn or not.
Everyone has his or her way of defining marriage. Some by experience, others by beliefs and imaginations.

I have seen the pain in it enough to last me my whole life distancing myself from it. I’ve also seen the joy in it that makes me crave for the littlest moments of it…I have seen how couples hate each other yet can’t live without one another, how one minute they’re fighting

And quarreling and the next they do the word LOVE justice.
But nowadays people don’t really respect LOVE let alone MARRIAGE.
In Islam marriage takes a great role for it fills up the remaining half of our deen. Marriage is a way of showing love and having faith in ALLAH.

Marriage is a lot more than the fancy and perfect weddings, it’s more than just the two of you. You are going to start a new generation if Allah wills. So choose wisely if not for your sake then for the sake of your kids.
Before marriage the two parties are encouraged to research

And know about each other.. you have to seek her consent in an approprate manner before u have anything.. let me tell u qissa of prophet ADAM (as)
after Adam (as) was created, he felt lonely and complained to the Almighty about his solitude. Allah (SwT) put Adam (as) to sleep and

then created Hawwah (as) with the utmost beauty. He covered her with the robes of paradise and brought her forth with other ornaments of beautification.
At this time, He instructed Hawwah (as) to sit near the head of Prophet Adam (as).

When he awakened from his sleep and his eyes fell on Hawwah (as), he was so obsessed and captivated by her charm that he wanted to reach out and touch her. At this point, the angels forbid him from doing so.
Adam (as) asked them, 'Did Allah (SwT) not create her for me?'

The angels replied, 'Yes, but you have to approach her in the appropriate manner. First you must propose to her (by asking her guardian for permission to marry her), then you must grant her the Mahr (gift), followed by the recitation of the aqd (marriage contract).'

Prophet Adam (as) questioned, 'Who do I have to ask for permission to marry her?' The angels replied, 'You must ask Allah (SwT).' Then Adam (as) asked, 'O' Allah (SwT)! What will her Mahr be?' Allah (SwT) replied, 'Teach her the rules of My religion and send blessings (salawat)

on Muhammad (S) and the family of Muhammad (S). there are many verses of the noble Quran and countless ahadith that encourage marriage for any single man or woman - of any age or background. This is not only limited to the young brothers and sisters who have never been married

and are looking for their life mate, but even those who have been through divorce have also been encouraged to re-marry and to "complete" their faith. In (surah 24:32) Allah said: "Marry the single people from among you and the righteous slaves and slave-girls. If you are poor,

Allah (SwT) will make you rich through His favour; and Allah (SwT) is Bountiful, All-Knowing." In this verse, Allah (SwT) commands us (by Him using the imperative form of the verb) to marry the single, righteous man/woman from among us. Allah (SwT) even gives us a guarantee that

if we are poor or lack the proper funds, still we should not delay the marriage as Allah will take care of the couple and grant them bounties from His Grace and Mercy. Some problems we face in marriages this days:
a. Lack of love in marriage
b. Patience (Sabr)
c. Communications

d. Duties and Rights
e. Fear of Allah (Taqwa) etc
In (surah 2:187) Allah says: "They (your wives) are a clothing (covering) for you and you too are a clothing (covering) for them." In our day-to-day life, we see many uses for clothing.

Not only does our dress act as a beautification for ourselves, but it also covers any defects that we may have on our physical body - thus, if a person has a scar or burn mark on his body, the clothing will cover this from others around him and thus, they would not know that he

has such a physical 'defect'.
The husband and wife are to play the same role in relation to one another. If the wife has spiritual defects or lacks something in her character, then the husband must cover these up and not expose her shortcomings to others. The wife too, must cover

up and hide her husband's deficiencies and weaknesses and protect her mate. Not only has Allah (SwT) commanded the believers not to make fun of one another and not to mock or ridicule others, but they are also supposed to protect the honor and integrity of one another.

We find women getting married because of the wealth involved, marrying men that are twice or trice their age and then having extra marital affairs because they never loved their spouse or they’re unhappy or their husbands are to old to please them the way they want.

Is money worth all this stress and sins? Is it worth more than love? “Beware money doesn’t last forever”. And for those men who marry women out of pleasure or some twisted things and what comes around goes around.
And to parents,

PLEASE DON’T FORCE YOUR CHILDREN INTO MARRYING SOMEONE THEY DON’T WANT TO MARRY. AFTER ALL, THEY WOULD BE THE ONES LIVING TOGETHER. IF YOU CAN CONVINCE THEM, FINE BUT DON’T THREANTEN OR FORCE THEM, BECAUSE ISLAMICALLY FORCED MARRIAGES ARE HARAM.
SHORT PRAYER
YA ALLAH GIVE US

PARTNERS THAT WILL LOVE AND CHERISH US BECAUSE OF YOU, PARTNERS THAT FEAR YOU, PARTNERS THAT WILL BE GREAT AND LOVING PARENT. AND KIDS THAT WOULD IN EVERY WAY BE BETTER THAN US. AND GIVE US THE STRENTH TO APPREIECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US AND GIVE BACK IN RETURN.
AMEEN