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Hadith text: Those who can afford marriage should marry, for it is m…

Explanation of the hadith: Those who can afford marriage should marry, for it is m…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urged those who are able to have sexual intercourse and afford the expenses of marriage to marry, as it protects their sight from what is forbidden, keeps their private parts more chaste, and prevents them from falling into immorality. As for those who cannot afford the expenses of marriage yet can have sexual intercourse, they should observe fast, as it undermines the desire of the private parts and stops the evil of semen.

Lessons: Those who can afford marriage should marry, for it is m…

Islam is keen on the causes of chastity and safety from immoralities.
It urges those who cannot afford the expenses of marriage to observe fast, for it weakens sexual desire.
Fasting is described as a restraint (Wijā’ in Arabic), for Wijā’ means cutting off the veins of the two testicles, which eliminates one's libido; likewise, fasting weakens sexual desire.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Family Jurisprudence · Fasting · Marriage · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Virtue of Fasting · Excellence of Marriage

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