“It is (binding) upon you to have a religious spouse.

“It is (binding) upon you to have a religious spouse.” [^1] On another occasion, he (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 (S) said: من تزوج امرأة لمالها وكله الله إليه, و من تزوجها لجمالها رآي فيها ما يكره , و من تزوجها لدينها جمع الله له ذلك.

“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 find in her (things) which he dislikes (displeasing matters) and the one who marries her for the sake of her faith (religiousness), Allah will gather up all these things for him.” [^2] There is an…