Th€ Book ot Nilrah
The Wisdom of Maniage
The Procedure of the Maniage Contract
Maniage Conditions
Nikah al - Mut'ah
Marrying the Kafirah Women
The Mahr (lslamic Dowry) of the Kafirah
The Mahr (lslamic Dowry)
The Walimah (Wedding Banquet)
Matrimonial Rights
The Ntesl,oose
The Book of Divorce
The Forms of DMorce
Fhe Sunni Divorce and the Bid'ee Divorce
Revocable and lnevocable Divorce
Al-Khal' (lnstant Divorce)
fhe Eeld
fhe Dhihar
fhe Li'aan
The Procedure ol Li'aan
fhe l&ah
The Purpose of lhe lddah
There are six Categories ol Mu'taddat
The Ridha'ah (Breast Feeding)
Alimony
The Maintenance of Kinship
The Custody
The Foods of the lslamic Household
The Ntakah
Game Animals
The Clothing of the lslamic Household

The nikah, or marriage and pairing are of the
laws that Allah has passed for His creatures. Pairing
applies in general tb animal and vegetation. As for
nian, emfr ttas distinguished him over the rest of His
creation by assigning to him a suitable system
whereby man's digniry and honor may be maintained,
and his esteem may be preserved through legal nj*ah'
Such a procedure secures a relationship befween man
and woman that is based on mutual respect and
consent. Thus man's natural needs are fulfilled in a
sound manner to preserve posterity and protect
woman from being a common object.
The nikall is one of the Islamic laws to which
tJ:e Messenger, peace be upon him, encouraged the
youth saying: -
Young peoplel Whoever of you can afford
marriage, let him get married, for marriage helps
restrain the looks,l and presewe their chasdry'
He who cannot afford it, let him observe fasring,
for fasring is a deterrent.
The Wisdom of Marriage:
1- Marriage is a healthy environment in which
the family maintains its cohesiveness and reciprocal
love. It aiso helps maintain chasdry and guards one

from comrnitting the Prohibited-
2- Marriage is the best means of reproduction

and multiplication, and preserving the famify [neage'
I Restrains the looks from what is prohibited.

3- Marriage is the best means of fulfilling sexual
needs free from related diseases.
4- Marriage fulfills the parental and marernal
senses in man through having children.
5- Marriage helps maintain the sense of securiry,
self contentment, and chastiry for both husband and
wife.
* Nikah, or marriage is recommended for him
who is desirous of it, and is not feared to commit
fornication. Orherwise, marriage is a must for a person
who fears committing fornicacion.
* It is recommended to marry a woman who is
religious, virgin, fertile, and beautiful. * It is praiseworthy for a man to see the woman
whom he intends to marry when she is accompanied
by members of her famiiy. She too has rhe right of
looking at him for the same purpose.
* If it is not possi.ble for the proposing pe.rson to
see her, he may send a trusnvorthy woman to see her
for him, who would describe her to him. * It is unlaMul for a man to make a proposal to a
woman when another Muslim has already made a
proposal to her before he declines. * It is unlalvful to make obvi.ous proposal to a
divorced woman, or a widow who is in her iddah. t It
is permissibie however, to hint about marriage to such
a wom;rn saying, for instance, "I would like to marry a
woman like you." And she may respond by sayng:
"No woman wouid reject you", and the like. * It is permissible to make direct or indirect
proposal to a woman in her iddah of al irrevocable
divorce.

An informative guide to marriage and its various rulings.