Meaning being absolutely committed to Islam...

Meaning being absolutely committed to Islam, accepting it from the core of one’s heart, and practicing upon it, not the shallow, rootless and feigned religiousness. A reflection of the Prophet’s (a.s) saying: A man came to the Prophet (a.s) to seek guidance in connection with the selection of a spouse.

He (a.s) said to him: “It is (binding) upon you to have a religious spouse.”(1) On another occasion, he (a.s) ordered all people of all ages: “It is binding upon all of you to select a religious spouse.” And again in another case he (a.s) said: “A man who marries a woman for the sake of her wealth, Allah leaves him in his own condition, and the one who marries her (only) for her beauty, he will…