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- Frequently Asked Questions: Part 6
- __________________________________
-
-
- This message is automatically posted to 'soc.religion.islam'
- every month and when updated. This lists answers to most
- commonly asked questions on the forum. Contributions & changes
- are requested and should be directed to: mughal@caltech.edu
-
-
-
- OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
- Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the index.
-
-
- Part 1 - Welcome & Index
- Part 2 - Info on Islamic News Groups
- Part 3 - Introduction to Islam
- Part 4 - God & Worship
- Part 5 - Islam, Quran & Muhammad (PBUH)
- Part 6 - Marriage Laws in Islam
- Part 7 - Women In Islam
- Part 8 - Life after Death, Moral System & Human rights in Islam
- Part 9 - Islam: Prophethood, Jesus & Trinity
- Part 10 - Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X
- Part 11 - Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet
- Part 12 - Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet
- Part 13 - Islamic Literature: Books & Video
- Part 14 - Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time Table for 1994
- Part 15 - Misc: List of Halal Foods
-
-
- ________________________________________________________
-
-
- PART 7: Marriage Laws In Islam
-
-
-
- Contents
-
- --Articles--
- 1. Marriage ........................................................ from IINN
- 2. Whom to Marry ................................................... from IINN
- 3. Mahr ............................................................ from IINN
- 4. Intimacy ........................................................ from IINN
- 5. Walima .......................................................... from IINN
- 6. Duties & Rights After Marriage .................................. from IINN
- 7. Advices to Husbands ............................................. from IINN
- 8. Advices to Wives ................................................ from IINN
- --Announcements--
- 9. Archive Info ..............................................................
- 10. Credits ...................................................................
-
-
-
- Articles .....................................................................
-
-
- 1. Marriage ........................................................ from IINN
-
-
- Spouses:
-
- Allah, most Gracious says about spouses in Quran:
-
-
- Among His signs is [the fact] that He has created spouses for you among
- yourselves so that you may dwell in tranquillity with them, and He has
- planted love and mercy between you; In that are signs for people who
- reflect. Qur'an [30 : 21]
-
- He has planted affection and mercy between you. Qur'an [30: 12] and
- says:
-
- They are a garment for you and you are a garment to them. Qur'an [2 :
- 187]
-
- Consider this in conjunction with the following verse:
-
- The best garment is the garment of God-consciousness Qur'an [7 : 26]
-
- It requires that a husband and wife should be as garments for each
- other. Just as garments are for protection, comfort, show and
- concealment for human beings, Allah expects husbands and wives to be for
- one another.
-
-
- And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends of one another;
- they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship
- and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger; as for
- those, Allah will have mercy on them; Lo! Allah is Mighty, Wise. Allah
- hath promised to believers - men and women - gardens underwhich rivers
- flow, to dwell therein, and beautiful mansions in gardens of everlasting
- bliss; but the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah: This is the
- supreme felicity.
-
- Qur'an [9 : 71 - 72]
-
-
- 2. Whom to Marry ................................................... from IINN
-
-
-
- Allah also gives us freedom and urges us to:
-
- ...Marry the women of your choice... Qur'an [4 : 3] Similarly, for the
- women:
-
- "A girl came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed him that
- her father had married her to her cousin against her wishes, whereupon
- the Prophet allowed her to exercise her choice. She then said, 'I am
- reconciled to what my father did but I wanted to make it known to women
- that fathers have no say in this matter'". - Hadith narrated by Ibn
- Majah
-
- Narrated Abdullah: "We were with the Prophet, peace be upon him, while
- we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Apostle, peace be
- upon him, said, `O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should
- marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty, and
- whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his
- sexual power.'"
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, `A woman is
- married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her
- beauty, and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman
- [otherwise] you will be a loser.'"
-
-
-
-
- 3. Mahr ............................................................ from IINN
-
-
-
- Mahr is the gift that is given by the husband to his wife at wedding. It
- can be anything in any amount, as agreed by the bride and bride-groom.
-
- Allah says about Mahr in the Chapter `Woman' in Quran:
-
- And give the women (on marriage) their Mahr as a free gift. Qur'an [4 :
- 4]
-
- If you had given the latter a cantar (of gold i.e. a great amount) for
- dower (Mahr) take not the least bit of it back ... Qur'an [4 : 20]
-
- Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to a man,
- `Marry, even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron ring.'"
-
-
-
-
- 4. Intimacy ........................................................ from IINN
-
-
-
- Intimacy is seen as an act of procreation. An eye for the what is about
- to come is kept open in this respect as well. The following prayer
- reminds us of God, results of our actions and reminds us of our
- commitment to train our offspring.
-
- Narrated Ibn Abbas: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, `If anyone of
- you, when having a sexual intercourse with his wife says:
-
- In the name of Allah! O Allah! Protect me from Satan and protect what
- you bestow upon us (i.e. an offspring) from Satan. and if it is destined
- that they should have a child, then Satan will never be able to harm
- him.'"
-
-
-
-
- 5. Walima .......................................................... from IINN
-
-
-
- Walima is the wedding reception given to friends and family after the
- consummation of marriage. It is given by the husband on this auspicious
- occassion, showing his happiness and sharing it with the friends and
- family.
-
- Abdur Rahman bin Auf said, "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to me,
- `Give a wedding banquet, even with one sheep.'"
-
- Narrated Abu Musa: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, `Set the
- captives free, accept the invitation (including to a wedding banquet),
- and pay a visit to the patients.'"
-
- By this saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him, it is also enjoined
- upon us to join in the happiness of our brothers.
-
-
-
-
- 6. Duties & Rights After Marriage .................................. from IINN
-
-
-
- Duties and Rights of Husband and Wife after marriage:
-
- Allah informs us about the just rights of each other on us:
-
- But, in accordance with justice, the wife's rights (with regard to their
- husbands) are equal to the (husband's) rights with regard to them,
- although men are a degree above them; and Allah is Almighty, Wise.
- Qur'an [2 : 228]
-
- The statement that men are a degree above women means that authority
- within the household has been give to the husband in preference to the
- wife because a heavier burden has been placed on his shoulders by
- another verse of the Quran which says:
-
-
- Men shall take full care of women, because Allah has given the one more
- strength than the other, and because they support them from their means.
- Qur'an [4 : 34]
-
-
-
-
- 7. Advices to Husbands ............................................. from IINN
-
-
- Jabir Narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave these
- instructions in his sermon during Farewell Pilgrimage: "Fear God
- regarding women; for you have taken them [in marriage] with the trust of
- God." [Mishkat]
-
- Narrated Aisha, God's messenger said: "Among the believers who show most
- perfect faith are those who have the best disposition, and are kindest
- to their families." [Tirmidhi]
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira, God's messenger said: "The believers who show the
- most perfect faith are those who have the best disposition and the best
- of you are those who are best to their wives." [Tirmidhi]
-
- Aisha has related that the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, would enter
- the house with a pleasing disposition and a smile on his lips.
- [Uswa-i-Hasana]
-
-
-
- Narrated Al-Aswad: "I asked Aisha, `What did the Prophet, peace be upon
- him, do at home?' She said, `He used to work for his family and when he
- heard the call for the prayer, he would go out.'" [Bukhari]
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle, peace be upon him, said, `The
- woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if
- you want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some bent.'"
- [Bukhari]
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, `Whoever
- believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his
- neighbor. And I advise you to take care of women, for they are created
- from a rib and the most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if
- you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will
- reamin crooked, so I urge you to take care of women. [Bukhari]
-
- Narrated Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As: "Allah's Apostle, peace be upon
- him, said, `O Abdullah! Have I not been informed that you fast all the
- day and stand in prayer all night?' I said, `Yes, O Allah's Apostle!' He
- said, `Do not do that! Observe the fast sometimes and also leave them at
- other times; stand up for the prayer at night and also sleep at night.
- Your body has a right over you and your wife has a right over you.'"
- [Bukhari]
-
- Narrated Ibn Umar: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, `All of you
- are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a
- guardian and the man is a guardian of his family; the lady is a guardian
- who is responsible for her husband's house and his offspring; and so all
- of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards.'"
-
- Men should forbear any shortcomings of women in view of the following
- verse of Quran:
-
- Live with them in kindness; even if you dislike them, perhaps you
- dislike something in which God has place much good. Qur'an [4 : 19]
-
-
-
-
- 8. Advices to Wives ................................................ from IINN
-
-
- Anas reported God's messenger as saying, "When a woman observes the five
- times of prayer, fasts during Ramadan, preserves her chastity and obeys
- her husband, she may enter by any of the gates of paradise she wishes
- (in other words nothing will prevent her from entering paradise)."
- [Mishkat]
-
- Um Salma reported God's messenger as saying, "Any woman who dies when
- her husband is pleased with her will enter Paradise." [Tirmidhi]
-
- Abu Huraira told that when God's messenger was asked which woman was
- best, he replied, "The one who fills [her husband] with joy when he sees
- her, obeys him when he directs and does not oppose him by displeasing
- him regarding her person or property." [Mishkat]
-
-
- Providing for wife and family:
-
- Quran teaches us to be reasonable and fair to our wives and family.
-
-
- House women wherever you reside, accoding to your circumstances, and do
- not harass them in order to make life difficult for them. Qur'an [65 :
- 6]
-
- The statement of Allah in the chapter `Woman':
-
- `Men are protectors and maintainers of women.' Qur'an [4 : 34]
-
- Bukhari quotes the following verse under the heading: .. the superiority
- of providing for one's family:
-
- (O Mohammed!) They ask you what they ought to spend. Say: That which is
- beyond your needs. Thus Allah make clear to you His Signs in order that
- you may give thought (to it) in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
- Qur'an [2 : 219-220]
-
- Narrated Abu Masud Al-Ansari: "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said,
- `When a Muslim spends something on his family intending to receive
- Allah's reward, it is regarded as Sadqa (spending in the name of God)
- for him.'"
-
- We should always remember that Allah is the one who gives us, we are
- mere trustees of the funds.
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle, peace be upon him, said, `Allah
- said, O the son of Adam! Spend, and I shall spend on you.'"
-
- Narrated Abu Huraira: "Allah's Apostle, peace be upon him, said, `The
- best alms is that which you give when you are rich, and you should
- support your dependants first.'" [Bukhari]
-
- Abu Huraira reported God's messenger, peace be upon him, as saying: "Of
- the dinar (unit of currency) that you spend as a contribution in God's
- path, or to set free a slave, or as charity given to a needy, or to
- support your family, the one yielding the greatest reward is that which
- you spent on your family. [Muslim]
-
-
-
-
- Announcements ................................................................
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- 9. Archive Info ..............................................................
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- 10. Credits ...................................................................
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- The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
- the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.
-
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- -- SOURCES --
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-
- The basic introduction and literature presented in the FAQ is from
- brochures on Islam distributed by Institute of Islamic Information &
- Education (III&E). These brochures were typed in electronic form by
- Ms.M.Ahmed.
-
- The information on soc.religion.islam forum (in Part 2) has been
- compiled from USENET archives and administrative logs of
- Soc.Religion.Islam moderator panel.
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- which was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. The III&E is
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- or Tel: (312) 777-7443.
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- written by editors of IINN for generating newsletters has been used.
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-
- Islamic Information & News Network is a forum dedicated to educate the
- network community on issues relating to Islam and Muslims in an academic
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- # End of Islam FAQ Part 6 #
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