Marriage- Khalid Yaseen

-Marriage is half of your faith

-It can be divided into issues of Ibadat and Mu3amalat

-It's a very strong sunnah. Marriage is part of my sunnah, whoever leaves it is not among me.

-To parents: If you don't feel like talking about it to your kids, they'll go to somebody else who might not have the correct information etc.

-Among his signs, he created male and female
-He created among them a social union called marriage with the purpose to dwell and find sakinah and develop passion and Rahma (mercy)

-Allah (swt) placed inside us a natural attraction to each other. Islam simply sets the parameters on what is natural.

-Through marriage Allah is protecting the generation, the society, parents, children, their grandchildren etc.

-The rizq (provision) comes from Allah. Don't worry about feeding them. Infact have lots and lots of children.

-The average muslim family has 5 kids. Allah has blessed the ummah of Muhammad.

-By the year 2010, there will be 20 milliom muslims in North America. While the non-muslims are killing of their children (abortion)

-Marriage is a protection against immorality and sexual perversion.

-STD's among muslims is a very small number. Another blessing from Allah.

-Don't just sit there and desire to get married but prepare for it so that when the time comes you are ready for it.

-It's forbidden to force someone into marriage.

-Mahr: Family demanding expensive dowry is an issue. Due to this many old women are still unmarried.

-Make sure they're witnesses to the marriage and that they aren't getting married in secret. That the community knows about.

-Marry divorcees: they need someone to guide them. A comfort especially if they have children.

*The biggest fool is the one who fools himself*

-Marrying non-muslims:
-Marry people of the book (Jews, Christians) who haven't been sexually active before
-Only men can marry non muslims.
-A common problem: You marry a non-muslim. They later on refuse to convert and become muslim. You end up in a divorce. As usual the custody system in the west the kids go to the mother. The kids are raised with non-muslim family members in a non-muslim enviorment. You have kids who are then confused about their identity. i

-A Muslim woman marrying a non-muslim man
-It is forbidden in Islam
-In most cases the male dominates the female. She'll accept the leadership of the husband who is a non-muslim. When you marry a non-muslim man you also marry his family. If something happens to her or the husband the kids will end up with the father's family.

-Temporary marriage: Mut'aa Marriage
-It's forbidden.
-It was only allowed during Khaibar for a limited time.

-Welfare Wives
-Why marry women if you can't take care of them?
-If you already finding it hard to manage one wife DON'T marry another and put them on welfare.