The Quran states...

The Quran states: وَأَنكِحُوا الْأَيَامَى مِنكُمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِكُمْ وَإِمَائِكُمْ إِن يَكُونُوا فُقَرَاء يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ “And join your single men and women and your righteous bondservants in matrimony. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them of His bounty.

And Allah is the Facilitator, the Omniscient.” [^14] The Prophet of Allah (S) has declared: عن النبیّ (ص) قال: «من حقّ الولد علی والده ثلاثة: یُحسِّن اسمه، و یعلّمه الکتابة، و یزوّجه إذا بلغ.» A father has three duties toward his children: he must give them worthy names, teach them literacy, and wed them when they mature.[^15] Procreation Islam favors procreation and regards it as an important objective of marriage.

Imam Muhammad Baqir (‘a) has cited from the Prophet of Allah (S): عن أبی جعفر (ع)، قال: قال رسول الله (ص): «ما یمنع المؤمن أن یتّخذ أهلاً؛ لعلّ الله یرزقه نسمة تثقل الارض بلا اله الّا الله.» What is wrong with a believer taking a spouse; it may be that Allah provides them with a child that vitalizes the world with (speakers of the adage of monotheism:) la ilaha illallah.[^16] The Prophet of Allah (S) has stated: قال النبیّ (ص): تناکحوا تکثروا؛ «فإنّي أباهي بکم الأمم یوم القیامة و لو بالسقط.» Marry so you increase because surely I shall take pride in you, among the civilizations, on the Day of Judgment, even (counting)…

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