Tips & Guidance

Religious education about marriage in all its details is the compass that will guide you toward a happy and blessed married life. Knowing the goals of marriage, its rulings, what it was legislated for, and its steps represents a compass that guides you toward the path of marital happiness. Marriage: A Strong Covenant and Sunnah Marriage goes beyond being a mere social contract or traditional custom to become a strong covenant and a prophetic Sunnah that Islam encouraged and our noble Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded. It is a sacred journey toward true happiness and completing half of religion. Deep Awareness of the Purpose of Islamic Marriage: It is the responsibility of the Muslim to understand the sublime purpose of Islamic marriage and the reasons why the Wise Legislator encouraged its legislation. Seeking Religious Knowledge: We encourage all those seeking marriage to seek knowledge through reliable sources such as: • Books of trusted scholars • Reliable Islamic websites • Religious clips on social media • Attendance at religious lessons

Before Marriage: Reliance on Allah: • Start the steps of marriage by seeking Allah's help and supplicating to Him for success and guidance. • Request istikhara (guidance) from Allah before making any major decisions. Choosing a Righteous Spouse: • Be careful to choose a Muslim life partner committed to Islamic morals. • Give priority to religion and character when choosing a life partner. After Marriage: Maintaining the Marital Relationship: • Show mutual love, respect, and appreciation between spouses. • Effective communication and resolving differences through dialogue and understanding. Fulfilling the Marital Covenant: • Fulfill all the obligations of husband and wife towards each other. • Respect each party's rights and meet their needs.

Make Taqwa (piety) of Allah and commitment to Islamic teachings the foundation of your married life. Unfortunately, many misunderstand the concept of true marriage, believing it is limited to the wedding ceremony and having children. However, with your firm belief in Allah, your desire for His pleasure and piety, and then with wisdom, you can turn your marriage into paradise on earth by following these tips: • Choose your life partner with religious criteria: Make religion the most important criterion. • Start your marriage with pure intention for the sake of Allah. • Make your home a sanctuary for worship. • Treat each other as spouses with kindness and goodness. • Raise your children to obey Allah.

Communicating with non-mahram women and speaking to them - even under the pretext of acquaintance or marriage claim - is not permissible according to Sharia, whether through regular means or via the internet, because the door to fitnah (trial) of the opening of and the generation of instinctive impulses. This is because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I have not left after me any trial more harmful to men than women." The principle is the necessity of removing the mischief of fitnah and provocation, and its prevention takes precedence over the interest of acquaintance and marriage.

Internet sites that care about providing the opportunity for acquaintance between young men and women for the purpose of marriage are of two types: First Type: Sites that adhere to Sharia and ethical guidelines, and whose overseers are extremely cautious about corrupt mischief-makers: there is no problem in subscribing to and benefiting from these. Second Type: Sites that do not adhere to Sharia guidelines: these should be warned against, and it is not permissible to subscribe to them. In all cases, we do not encourage taking the path of acquaintance through internet sites for marriage.