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Therefore, any law in this regards must focus on how to the balance this urge and provide aids and assistance in an attempt to remove the hurdles on the way. But when must this need be fulfilled and when must a man and a woman get married? This cannot be regulated inside a particular law. It does not have any specific law and regulation; its law is genetic and the Creator has gifted it inside human nature. Therefore, ‘should’ and ‘should-nots’ in this connection are not correct.

But one can study and research to discover its approaching time, so as to be informed in advance and provide a suitable ground for welcoming it. The Puberty age After giving all sorts of explanations, young men still ask, “Nevertheless, when is the proper time and age of marry?” The answer is: The proper time and age of marrying is when the “sexual and mental maturity” has reached its desired completion in a person.

It is important to note that “reaching completion” does not mean the climax and apex of the possible completion, because reaching that stage particularly in the case of mental puberty, is much distanced and difficult; but here, it means reaching the ordinary and commonly known limit. Meanwhile, for those who say that Islam has fixed the marriage age of 15 years for the boys and nine years for the girls, is incorrect. This is because, Islam has not given any such order.

Islam is the religion of nature and does not give an order against human natural instinct. But Islam commands one to marry when one reaches puberty and maturity. According to the interpretation of the Prophet (PBUHH), it is like a fruit whose ripening is its maturity and adult age. Yes! Islam’s divine legislation in this connection stressed the desirability of marriage.

But whenever this need and urge stirs itself and desires revolt and rebel and make man probe and practice prohibited acts, then it becomes obligatory, and postponing and delaying it becomes prohibited. So this divine legislation also reverts back to the law of genetics. That is to say, when puberty is reached, marriage becomes a desirable act and whenever it comes to the revolt and rebellion of emotions and the preludes of sin become obvious, then marriage becomes obligatory.

When a person attains maturity and puberty (we have explained puberty) his time for marriage has arrived and delaying it would not be advisable in any way, just as its early execution is also not commendable, for it’s like being an unripe fruit.