Nikah – Hadith Answers

Translation of the words used to describe the qualities to look for in a spouse

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Kindly provide the translation for the following portion of the Hadith:

فاظْفَرْ بذاتِ الدِّينِ، تَرِبَتْ يَداكَ

How do you ascertain if a woman is fertile before marriage?

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I have the following question:

There is a Hadith which mentions that we are required to choose a spouse who is loving and fertile. How would we able to know if the potential spouse is loving and fertile?

The harms of marrying with the incorrect intention

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Please mention the status of this Hadith. It would be appreciated if you could quote the Arabic text as well.

It is mentioned in a Hadith that the person who marries to acquire fame then Allah will increase him in disgrace and the person who marries to acquire wealth then Allah will increase him in poverty and that person who marries to obtain family name (pride) then Allah will increase him in ridicule and low position and that person who marries solely for the protection of his gaze, preserving his chastity and to join family ties then Allah will make both partners a source of blessings for each other.

Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) explained the duties of the spouses

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Is this narration authentic?

عن ضمرة بن حبيب قال: قضى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على ابنته فاطمة بخدمة البيت، وقضى على علي بما كان خارجا من البيت من الخدمة

The quality of self possessiveness of Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

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Is this Hadith sahih?

Sayyiduna Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “I will not hesitate killing my wife with a sword should I see her with another man.”

A mother’s marital advice to her daughter

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Can you provide please the authenticity and the Arabic text of this narration?

Asma bintu Kharijah al Fazari said to her daughter when she was getting married:

“You have left a nest in which you grew up and proceeding to a bed which you know not and a companion with whom you are not familiar. So become for him an earth, and he will become for you a sky. Become for him a place of rest, and he will become for you a pillar of [support]. Become for him a bondmaid, and he will become for you a servant. Do not make excessive demands from him, for he will then loathe you. Do not distance yourself from him, for he will then forget you. Should he draw near to you, then draw close to him. Should he keep his distance, then stay away from him. Be mindful of his nose, his hearing and his eyes such that he smells nothing from you but that which is fragrant, hears nothing but that which is good, and looks at nothing but that which is beautiful.”

Shaytan’s displeasure when a youngster gets married

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What is status of following narration?

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أيما شاب تزوج في حداثة سنه إلا عج شيطانه: يا ويله، يا ويله، عصم مني دينه

Marry, for Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) had many wives

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Is the following authentic?

Marry, for the best person of this ummah [Nabi sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam] had many wives. The reference given is Sahih Bukhari.

Announce the nikah

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Is this narration authentic?

أعلنوا النكاح

How to create harmony in a marriage

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Is this narration authentic:

عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَجِيلَةَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي قَدْ تَزَوَّجْتُ جَارِيَةً بِكْرًا، وَإِنِّي قَدْ خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَفْرِكَنِي، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: إِنَّ الْإِلْفَ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَإِنَّ الْفَرْكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، لِيُكَرِّهَ إِلَيْهِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَإِذَا أُدْخِلَتْ عَلَيْكَ فَمُرْهَا فَلْتُصَلِّ خَلْفَكَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ، قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ: فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَقَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ: وَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِي أَهْلِي، وَبَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيَّ، اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي مِنْهُمْ، وَارْزُقْهُمْ مِنِّي، اللَّهُمَّ اجْمَعْ بَيْنَنَا مَا جَمَعْتَ إِلَى خَيْرٍ، وَفَرِّقْ بَيْنَنَا إِذَا فَرَّقْتَ إِلَى خَيْرٍ

Fulfilling half of Din through marriage

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What is the status of the Hadith: “When a man marries, he has fulfilled half of his religion, so let him fear Allah regarding the remaining half?”

The curse of a husband who has an evil wife

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I was reading an article and there was one Hadith which said to the effect that:

Allah does not accept three people’s duas, first being the one that has an evil wife and he doesn’t divorce her.

And I don’t remember the other two.

The article also gave references I don’t recall that either. Please inform me of the authenticity of this Hadith. Please give me the whole Hadith and where to find it.

An unauthentic virtue of enduring the bad character of one’s spouse

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Is the following Hadith authentic?

The one who will be patient with bad character of his wife, will get the same reward as Ayyub (‘alayhis salam). Similarly, the woman who will be patient with bad character of her husband, will get the same reward as Fir’awn’s wife Asiyah.