Wait to marry after parents death?
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Assalam U Alaikum ,
Urgent / Sir please
try to reply for this Question very soon its urgent ..... sorry for pushing u
soo hard but its urgent. My Mummy
Expired Aug 23 2001 ... Now if I am Planning to Marry next year 2002 will it be
ok or not, or I have to wait until Aug 23 2002, please try to reply me for this
question on the basis of Quran Shariff & Saws Hadis. Many people says its
better to wait until
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Answer:
Wait to marry after
parents death?
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can
misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We
bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah has commanded in the Holy
Quran that the mourning period for a woman if her husband dies is four months
and ten days. Other than this one
relationship, the mourning period of
anyone who dies is a maximum of three days.
There is absolutely nothing in
the guidance of the Quran and Sunnah that says that one must wait for a period
of one year for marriage after the death of a family member. This is a popular belief and custom in the
Indo-Pak region, and has nothing to do
with Islam and its guidance. It is a
burden of false belief and customs which some people have laid on themselves.
Islam allows you to marry three
days after the death of a person, if
you so wish. Thus, there is absolutely no virtue or reward nor restriction
for waiting a year after the death of your mother or anyone else. Please go ahead and marry on whatever date
pleases and suits you. May Allah
bless your marriage and give you happiness and success in this world and in the
hereafter. Our best wishes to you.
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
Wister