Determine for me from the women...
Determine for me from the women, their most excellent in manners and physique (appearance), and their most chaste of private parts, and their most protective for me regarding herself and my wealth, and their vastest of sustenance, and their mightiest of Blessing, and Ordain for me a good child from her.
Make him a righteous successor during my lifetime and after my death!’’ [22] الْهِدَايَةُ، إِذَا أَرَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ يَرْفَعْ يَدَهُ يَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ فَسَهِّلْ لِي مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَحْسَنَهُنَّ خُلُقاً وَ أَعَفَّهُنَّ فَرْجاً وَ أَحْفَظَهُنَّ لِي فِي نَفْسِهَا وَ مَالِي وَ أَوْسَعَهُنَّ رِزْقاً وَ أَعْظَمَهُنَّ بَرَكَةً وَ قَيِّضْ لِي مِنْهَا وَلَداً تَجْعَلُهُ لِي خَلَفاً فِي حَيَاتِي وَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِي وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ فِيهِ شِرْكاً وَ لَا نَصِيباً (The book) ‘Al Hidaya’ – ‘When the man intends to get married, let him pray two units Salat and raise his hand asking Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic, and he should say, ‘O Allah -azwj !
I intend to get married, so Facilitate for me from the women, their most excellent of manners, and their most chaste of honour, and most protective for me regarding herself and my wealth, and their vastest of sustenance, and their mightiest of Blessing, and Ordain for me a good child from her.
Make him a righteous successor during my lifetime and after my death, and do not Make for the Satan -la an association in it nor a share!’’ [23] The Three Bounties a Momin Enjoys: – ل، الخصال ابْنُ الْوَلِيدِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْيَاءَ لَا يُحَاسِبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا الْمُؤْمِنَ طَعَامٌ يَأْكُلُهُ وَ ثَوْبٌ يَلْبَسُهُ وَ زَوْجَةٌ صَالِحَةٌ تُعَاوِنُهُ وَ تُحْصِنُ فَرْجَهُ (The book) ‘Al Khisaal’ – Ibn Al Waleed, from Sa’ad, from Ibn Yazeed, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Ziyad, from Al Halby who said, ‘Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘Three things Allah -azwj will not Reckon the Momin upon these – the food he eats, and clothes he wears, and a righteous wife supporting him and protecting his private parts’.
✦ ✦ ✦