Marriage is half of deen.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
ISLAM teaches that marriage is "half of religion".
Ref As in
above: pls where is the source of this statement thats in which of the book can
we see this statement ( marriage is "half of
religion").and how authentic is it in the religion of islam note that even
if a statement is so common everywhere it does not makes it genuine as
long as is not the teachin of the prophet.
PLs answer
or explain
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Answer:
Marriage is half of
deen
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 none worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
At-Tirmidhi Hadith
3096 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Allah's Messenger
(peace be upon him) said, "When a man marries he has fulfilled half of the
‘deen’; so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half."
Respected sister in Islam, it is
indeed related in the records of hadith that the Messenger of Allah (saws)
declared that “when a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his ‘deen’.” This
hadith is narrated by Hadrat Anas ibn Malik (r.a.) who served the Prophet
(saws) as his servant in his (saw’s) house for ten years and is related by
At-Tirmidhi.
The absolute majority of the
scholars in Islam accept this hadith as authentic and ‘sahih’. And Allah Alone Knows Best.
Respected sister, such is the
enormity of the trial of man regarding his natural appetite and temptation to
cohabit with the opposite sex, and because Islam has made marriage the only
lawful way to fulfill this natural appetite of man…..the Messenger of Allah
(saws), signifying the enormity of this period of trial deemed that when a man
marries he has fulfilled half of his deen! But what is rarely quoted and/or followed is
the latter part of the hadith which is equally important and prodound: ‘…….so let his fear Allah regarding the remaining half’.”
Other than merely fulfilling
one’s natural appetite for sex, the hadith encourages the believers towards
marriage which is the basic foundation stone upon which the ties of kinship and
families and righteous societies are built.
One only has to take a cursory look
at the so-called ‘modern-but-ungodly’ societies where it is considered legal
for two consenting adults to cohabit out of marriage, and the absolute and
utter disaster it has created!!!! Broken homes, single parents, unclaimed
children, broken ties of kinship, and a society of promiscuity unlimited! This one act is enough to destroy everything
that is needed to build a sound family structure and a righteous society!
If one trusts, obeys, and
follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be assured of never ever being
misled; but if one believes, obeys and
follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan