THE HARMONY OF MARRIAGE IN ISLAM |Dr Muhammad Bin Lutfi As-Sabagh

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• Dr Muhammad Bin Lutfi As-Sabagh

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The Harmony Of MARRIAGE In Islam DR. MUHAMMAD BIN LUTFI AS-SABAGHالفردوس AL-FIRDOUS AL-FIRDOUS LTD. LONDON ISBN 1-874263-90-6 9 781874 263906Table of Contents Introduction Marriage in Islam 9 The Purpose of Marriage 10 Conditions for Marriage 12 Free Consent Must be Given From Both the Parties 13 Mutual Rights and Obligations 14 The Husband's Obligations 15 1. Mahr 2. Maintenance 3. Non-Material Rights The Wife's Obligations Summary Recommendations for Spouses Common Recommendations Recommendations for the Husband Recommendations for the Wife How to Achieve Happiness_ 1- Correct Islamic Faith and Righteous Deeds 2- Kindness towards People with Words and Deeds 15 15 16 16 18 19 20 27 33 51 52 54 3- Keeping Oneself Busy with What is Beneficial_ 55 4- Remembrance of Allah 56 5- Acknowledging Allah's Hidden and Apparent Favours 56 3Introduction In the Name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, who has blessed us with the guidance of the Holy Qur'an and the example of our blessed Prophet and Messenger Muhammad. Islam contains all that we require to guide us to what will be best for us both in this life and the next. Not the least of the matters to which Allah, Most Merciful, has granted us guidance is the institution of marriage, both as to its purpose and the means where by we can fulfill our obligations and make it a blessing that will aid us in obtaining Paradise. The importance of Marriage is clearly shown by the hadith, such as: "Whoever has married has completed half of his religion; therefore let him fear Allah in the other half!" 1 In this time, the institution of marriage is under a great assault. For example, in the UK, more than half of the children are born outside marriage, the children of fornication and adultery. The institution of marriage is being replaced by serial "relationships" in which a women will have the children of several different men in turn before turning to yet another man to support her. Divorce (or separation since most "couples" are not actually 'Bayhaqi 5