In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. May Allah bestow blessings and peace upon Muhammad and his family. Your help we seek, O Allah; You have no partner.

The Book of Marriage

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Clarifying the Legal Status of Marriage: Is It Obligatory, Recommended, or Permissible?

Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
“It is He who created man from water and gave him ties of blood and marriage.” [al-Furqān: 54]

Allah Most High also says:
“And among His signs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves so that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy.” [al-Rūm: 21]

Allah Most High says:
“O mankind, We created you from a male and a female and made you peoples and tribes so that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you.” [al-Hujurāt: 13] The verse continues.

Allah Most High says:
“O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul, created from it its mate, and spread from the two of them many men and women.” [al-Nisā’: 1]

Allah Most High says:
“It is He who created you from a single soul and made from it its mate so that he might find tranquility in her. Then, when he lay with her…” [al-A‘rāf: 189] The verse continues.

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As for nikāh—meaning sexual intercourse—Allah has made His creatures naturally inclined to it through the desires He has implanted in them