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Subject: Prophet Muhammad - Marriage: The right course for humanity
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ophet Muhammad - Marriage: The right course for humanity
Islam encourages marriage making it the way to build a solid and well-knit
society. It is the only legitimate way to satisfy the sexual desire which Islam
accepts as natural and healthy. It does not approve of relations outside
marriage. Marriage is the proper way to build a family, which is the basic unit
of society. It urges people to choose good marriage partners, seeking Gods
help in doing so. When the choice is made and the official steps have been
taken, marital life should start with the remembrance of God.
It is recommended that when the bridegroom meets his bride for the first time
after the wedding ceremony, he should place his hand on her forehead and say:
In the name of God. May God bless each of us for his and her partner. The
bridegroom should then say: My Lord, grant me the best in her and the best
that you placed in her nature. I appeal to You to protect me against her worst
and the worst that you placed in her nature. She should say the same prayer.
No one should wonder at such a prayer at such a time. Every one of us has
weaknesses that are better kept unexposed. Anyone who claims to be perfect
suffers from great delusion. Even when the married couple are very close, the
continuity of their love and happiness requires them to focus on their partners
and to pray God to help them maintain their piety.
A unique feature of Islam is that it surrounds mans natural needs and his
satisfaction with remembering and glorifying God. When we eat or drink, we
begin by mentioning Gods name. Likewise, when a married couple have sex, they
should mention Gods name. The Prophet says: When any of you is about to have
sex with his wife, he should say: Our Lord, protect us from Satan and protect
what you grant us from him. Should a child be the result on this occasion, that
child will not be harmed by Satan.
While sex is a pleasurable pursuit, it is right that it must be kept within
marriage so as to bring about a family, which requires steady striving. Such
are the pleasures of this life: They are always attended by hard struggle. In
this case it starts with the woman as she struggles through her pregnancy. She
then endures the pains of childbirth and the burden of breast-feeding. The
father has then to strive hard in order to provide for his family and bring up
his children. Hence, it is important to always seek Gods help to relieve our
pain and to facilitate our purpose. The Prophet taught us numerous prayers and
supplications to ensure that. Let us quote a few: My Lord, I seek Your grace.
Do not leave me to my own devices for even a twinkle of an eye; and set all my
affairs on the right course. There is no deity other than You.
My Lord, You are the Ever-Living, the Eternal Master of all. I urgently appeal
to You to bestow Your mercy on me.
My Lord, there is no deity other than You. All glory be to You. I have been a
wrongdoer.
By making marriage the rule of life and the legitimate way to satisfy the
sexual desire, Islam steers a middle way between religions that shun the sexual
desire and urge their followers to suppress it, and permissiveness that makes
everything acceptable. To suggest that suppression of the sexual desire is a
mark of true piety is wrong and has no foundation. Likewise, permissiveness
ushers numerous problems. It is only through a mutually caring relationship of
marriage that man finds a happy middle way. Hence, this is the way approved by
Islam.
-By SHEIKH MUHAMMAD AL-GHAZALI
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