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The Significance of Marriage in Islam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Significance of Marriage in Islam 2023-12-29 1042 Views Marriage , Marriage in Islam In Islam, marriage is a legal contract between two people. Both the groom and the bride are to consent to the marriage of their own free will. A formal, binding contract is considered integral to a religiously valid Islamic marriage and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom and bride.

Contents Marriage in the Qur’an and Hadith The Purposes of Marriage 1. Fulfilling sexual desires 2. Attaining peace and composure 3. Preserving the Human Race 4. Developing a sense of responsibility References Marriage is a social necessity through which families are established and the family is the fundamental unit of our society. Furthermore, marriage is the only legitimate way according to Islam, to indulge in intimacy between a man and a woman.

For this reason, Allah has placed certain instincts and faculties in the intrinsic nature of man, for his own survival and perfection. One of such is the sexual instinct, and the inclination of the opposite sex towards each other, which if utilized in the right and moderate manner, would help man towards attaining perfection. However, if taken to extremes, it would lead to dangerous consequences, because the sexual instinct is the wildest instinct within man.

Islam seeks to channel the human faculties in the right manner, instead of leaving them useless or paralyzed or having them move against man’s innate nature. Thus, in order to keep the sexual instincts under control, and channel the natural attraction between the two genders, Islam gives extraordinary importance to marriage and encourages both of them towards this act.

Marriage in the Qur’an and Hadith From the Qur’anic point of view, marriage is an optional affair but it is venerated and emphasized in Islam. In verse 32 of Qur’an 24, Allah says: “ Marry off those who are single among you, and the upright among your male and female slaves. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them out of His grace, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-knowing.

“ In this verse, one of the most important ways of struggling against wickedness that is simple, easy, and sincere, is marriage. Islamic society is responsible for marrying off those who are celibate. Parents who do not marry their offspring are partners in sin that their issues commit.