The Imam responded “Do not marry her to him if he is a wrongdoer.

The Imam responded “Do not marry her to him if he is a wrongdoer.” (3) Imam Sadiq (Pbuh) strictly forbade marrying off one’s daughters to fools and the ignorant ones – who cannot be trusted in social and personal affairs and those who cannot be entrusted with property- based on verse 5 of the Chapter Nisaa of the Holy Quran.

(4) The Prophet (Pbuh) said: Should anyone, who is now informed by me – as the Messenger of God – that drinking alcoholic beverages is forbidden, drink and go to propose marriage to the daughter of a family, he deserves no response. (5) Hazrat Reza, the eighth Imam (PBUH) said: Be wary of marrying your girls off to those who drink, as this is like giving a virgin for fornication. (6) Verily those who do not adhere to God’s obligatory acts, will not avoid sexual deviations.

Those who do not have good morality, and are ill-tempered; those who do not have a right mind and intellect; and those who are so weak that they cannot stop drinking alcoholic beverages are not suited to be entrusted with a believing pious young woman who is entrusted to us by God. If so, not only will the young woman will be spoiled, but her children too will be influenced by the man’s ill effects. This fact has been stated by the sixth Imam (Pbuh) before man came to realize it through science.

The effects of illegitimate acts show up in the offspring. (7) Do not Marry Such Women As you read, Islam does not allow us to marry off our daughters to several groups of people including the corrupt, the stupid, the ill-tempered, and the alcoholics. Thus by prohibiting such marriages, a woman’s respect and honour are safeguarded. In the same manner, Islam prohibits the marriage of young noble, believing men with those women who do not meet divine and Islamic conditions.

There exist many important traditions cited in authentic books regarding this issue which have been cited from the sources of revelations. A reference is made to some of them here. The Prophet (Pbuh) said: Avoid marrying stupid women since living with them will ruin your life and their children will be oppressors. (8) He also said: Avoid a trashy beauty. He was asked: What do you mean by a trash beauty? He replied: I mean a beautiful woman who is raised in a bad family.