Islamic Collections

Encouragement for Marriage The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The person who marries gains half of his Faith, then he must fear of Allah for the next remaining half." Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 328 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Most of the people of Hell will be the unmarried (irrespective of male or female)." Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 384 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The most depraved of your dead are the unmarried." Al-Tahthib, vol. 7, p. 239 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who wishes to be cleaned and purified when he meets Allah should marry and have a spouse." Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 3, p. 385 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Marry, otherwise you will be (counted) among the Christian monks or the brothers of satan." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221

Marriage Is the Key to Divine Mercy and a Good Temper The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The doors of Heaven to mercy will be opened in four situations: when it rains, when a child looks kindly at his parent's face, when the door of the Ka'bah is opened, and when marriage (occurs)." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Join your children in marriage (boys or girls) because, thereby, Allah renders their tempers good, adds to their sustenance, and increases their sense of honour." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 222 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Get married and give your daughters in marriage, because it is from the good fortune of any Muslim man that he gives his (matured) daughter (or sister) in marriage." Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 328 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "There is nothing to Allah, Almighty and Glorious, more beloved than the house which is developed in Islam by marriage; and there is nothing to Allah, Almighty and Glo

Hasten to Marry The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Verily, maidens are like fruits of a tree; when its fruits ripen and are not reaped, sunshine ruins them and the wind scatters them. Maidens are in the same situation. When they comprehend what the women perceive, there is no remedy for them save a husband. If they are not given in marriage, they will not be secured from corruption, because they are human beings, too. (They have the same human instincts and temperament as others)." Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 337 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Any young man who marries at the beginning of his youth, his devil moans and intensively regrets that he has protected two-third of his Faith from Satan." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "O' young people! If one of you is capable of marrying, then do it, because it is good for your eyes (not to stare at women) and protects your privy part (to remain more pious). Mustadrak Wasa'il-ush Shi'ah,

Intercession and Help in Lawful Marriage The Holy Prophet (p.h.u.h.) said: "He who struggles to join two Muslim believers in lawful marriage that they marry under the divine law, Allah will give him in marriage from the black-eyed houri (damsels in Heaven), and there will be for him the reward of one year of worshipping for every step he takes or word he speaks." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 221 Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The best mediations is it that you intercede between two persons for lawful marriage so that they both marry under the law of Allah. AI-Tahthib, vol.7, p. 415 & Al-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 331 Imam al-Kadhim [a] said: On the Judgement Day, the Day in which there is no shade except the shade of Allah's Mercy, three varieties will avail of the shade of Allah's Throne: the man who caused the marriage of his Muslim brother, or he who served him, or the one who concealed his secrets for his sake." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 74, p.

Dower: The Less the Better The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The blessing of that marriage is greater that its expenditure is easier." Kanz-ul-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 299 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "The excellent women of my Ummah are those that the more their faces are beautiful the less are their dowers." Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 103, p. 236 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "Marry even with an iron ring (as dower)." Kanz-ul-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 321 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who gives as much as a handful of grains or dates as a dowry (with the acceptance of the partner), surely his marriage is lawful and correct." Kanz-ul-'Ummal, vol. 16, p. 321 Imam Sadiq [a] said: "The Holy Prophet [s] gave Fatimah [a] in marriage to Ali [a] with (the dower of) an armor at the price of thirty Dirhams." Wasa'il-ush Shi'ah, vol. 21, p. 251

Marriage with Regard to Faith and Honesty The Holy Prophet [s] with no regard to the class of the one's generation, emphasized and said: "When someone refers to you for marriage and you approve contently, his manner and his religion, then unite with him in wedlock. If you do not do that, you have caused a grand pest and decadence on the earth." AI-Tahthib, vol. 7, p. 394 Imam al-Jawad [a] wrote in a letter: "Whoever solicits you in marriage and you are convinced of his religion and his honesty, then do unite with him in wedlock." AI-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 347 Man La Yahdhuruhul-Faqih, vol. 3, p. 393; AI-Tahthib, vol. 7, p. 394 Once a man told Imam Husayn [a] that he had a daughter and asked whom he [a] would advise him to give her to in marriage, and he said: "Give her in marriage to someone who (has Faith and) fears Allah, Almighty and Glorious, because he will love and respect her, and if he becomes angry with her, he will not hurt her." AI-Mustat

Man's Intention in Marriage The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who marries a woman only for her beauty (regardless of her Faith), he will not see (gain) what he likes; and he who marries a woman only for her wealth, Allah will leave him with that wealth only. Therefore, it is to you that you look for a religious wife." Al-Tahthib, vol. 7, p.399 Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who marries a woman for the hope of her wealth, Allah leaves him with only that wealth." AI-Kafi, vol. 5, p. 333 The Holy Prophet [s] said: He who marries a woman for her wealth, Allah will leave him only with that; and he who marries a woman (only) for her beauty, he will see in her what he does not like; but he who marries a woman for her religion, Allah will gather those merits for him." AI-Tahthib, vol. 7, p. 399 The Holy Prophet [s] said: "He who marries a woman (only) for her beauty, Allah wiil assign the beauty of that woman as a harm and trouble for him." Wasa'il