Ankle and fornication marriage
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i have following questions:-
i have seen many pious person getting married
to un-pious spouse. i wanted to know that is this against the quranic
injunction:
for pious men there r pious women and for
pious women there r pious men. and for un-pious men there r un-pious women and
for un-pious women there r un-pious men. then what about the above injunction. is
that relates that those un-pious people become pious after getting married.
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i have one more query regarding the dress code
of man. this query ie related to the length of the trouser which a man should
keep.
i have a friend who is a very religious person
has told me that we should always keep are trousers obove the ankle and if one
is not doing that then it is a sin.
kindly throw some light on this.
thanks and regards
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Answer:
Ankle and fornication
marriage
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Q-1: this query ie related to the length of the trouser
which a man should keep.
i have a friend who is a very religious person has told me that we should
always keep are trousers obove the ankle and if one is not doing that then it
is a sin.
kindly throw some light on this.
thanks and regards
Abdur Rahman said:
‘I asked Abu Sa`id al-Khudri about wearing lower garment.’ He said: ‘You have
come to the man who knows it very well.
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: ‘The way for a believer to wear a lower garment
is to have it halfway down his legs and
he is guilty of no sin if it comes halfway between that and the ankles, but
what comes lower than the ankles is in
Hell. On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will
not look at him who trails his lower garment conceitedly (in arrogance).’
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 7.678 Narrated by Abu Huraira
The Prophet said,
"The part of an Izar (lower garment) which hangs below the ankles, is in
the Fire."
Any Law has two facets:
The letter of the Law.
The spirit of the Law.
The spirit and wisdom behind the above ‘Law’ whereby the
Messenger of Allah (saws) forbade the believers to wear the ‘izaar’ or lower
garment below the ankles, is that in the times of the Prophet (saws) poverty
was so rampant that only the very rich could afford to wear a garment which
would be long enough to reach one’s ankles.
Thus the rich, in their pride and arrogance, and to show-off their
wealth would wear long flowing robes which would go below their ankles (and at
times drag on the ground) when most of the population at the times could not
even afford to wear enough to cover oneself appropriately!
The spirit of the law dictates that a believer at all
times should avoid and abstain from all types of things that beget arrogance
and pride for his possessions; and if wearing the ‘izaar’ or lower garment
lower than the ankles begets arrogance, then the believers must abstain from
it.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.8 Narrated by Umar bin Al Khattab
The Prophet (saws) said, "The rewards
(of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the reward
for what he has intended.”
If one has absolutely no intention of displaying pride or
arrogance by wearing his lower garment below his ankles, the majority of the
scholars in Islam are of the opinion that Allah Subhanah would not hold him
accountable for his deed. But if one so
fears Allah Subhanah and wants to make absolutely sure to stay within the
letter and the spirit of the law, then it would be safest and absolutely best
if one wears clothes whereby the lower garment is above his ankles.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 1.49 Narrated by An Numan bin Bashir
I heard Allah's Messenger (saws) saying,
'Both legal and illegal things are evident but in between them there are
doubtful (suspicious) things and most of the people have no knowledge about
them. So whoever saves himself from
these suspicious things saves his religion and his honor. And whoever indulges
in these suspicious things is like a shepherd who grazes (his animals) near the
Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he is liable to get in
it.”
Q-2: i have seen many pious person getting married to
un-pious spouse.
i wanted to know that is this against the quranic injunction:
for pious men there r pious women and for pious women there r pious men. and
for un-pious men there r un-pious women and for un-pious women there r un-pious
men.
then what about the above injunction.
is that relates that those un-pious people become pious after getting married.
We assume the Quranic injunction you wish to quote is the
verse of Surah Nur as follows:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 24 Surah
Nur verse 3: Let no man guilty of adultery or
fornication marry any but a woman similarly guilty or an unbeliever; nor let
any but such a man or an unbeliever marry such a woman: to the Believers such a
thing is forbidden.
The above command of Allah Subhanah in Surah Noor is an
injunction on a righteous believing society stating that only an adulterous or
pagan woman is a fit match for an adulterous man who has not repented. No believing virtuous woman should be given
in marriage to a man known to be immoral.
Similarly only an adulterous or pagan man is a fit match for an
adulterous or pagan woman who has not repented.
Allah has forbidden the believing men and the believing
women that they should choose to marry those who are known to possess immoral
character. This law applies to those men
and women who persist in their evil ways, and not to those who sincerely repent
and reform themselves; for after repentance and reformation they will no longer
be regarded as ‘adulterous’; for Allah is indeed The Most Merciful, Most
Forgiving.
The above verse and command is an injunction and a
guidance from the Lord to the believers emphasizing the gravity of the sin of
‘zina’ and of those who persist in this evil way. The believers are commanded to shun the known
adulterers who persist in their immoral acts and do not seek repentance from
the their Lord Most Merciful otherwise they will feel encouraged, whereas
Shariah intends to segregate them as the undesirable and contemptible elements
in a righteous believing society.
In light of the above verse of the Glorious Quran, if a
believer marries an adulterous and immoral person (who has not repented)
knowingly, although his/her Nikaah will be deemed legal in the sight of
Shariah, the one who chooses to marry the adulterous person will indeed be in
transgression of the command and a sinner in the sight of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s
Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan