Sh. al-ʿUthaymīn رَحِمَهُ اللهُ said:
“This is not from the Sunnah, the Sunnah in the sermon of the marriage is to read the Sermon of Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه, and it is famous and known, and if one left it off there is no harm, but it is better to read it.”
Source: Fatāwá Nūr ʿalá al-Darb (10: 110, no. 5055).
Sh. Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn رَحِمَهُ اللهُ was asked about a girl who wants to marry the son of her paternal uncle. However, her brothers were breastfed by the mother of this man she wants to marry. Is she permitted for him in marriage or is she forbidden for him?
Sh. Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn رَحِمَهُ اللهُ said:
“It is clear from this question that the man who wants this woman was not breastfed by her mum, and that she was not breastfed by his mum. Accordingly, there is no brotherhood between her and the man, and so, it is lawful for him to marry her. As for his brothers who were breastfed by her mother, she is not lawful for them because she is their sister.”
Source: Fatāwá Nūr ʿalá al-Darb (10: 528, no. 5484) of Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn.
Sh. Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn, may Allāh have mercy upon him, was asked whether he could provide some words of advice to the youth regarding hastening marriage and protecting their chastity.
The Shaykh, may Allāh have mercy upon him, replied:
“Yes, there are no better words than the words of the Prophet ﷺ who said, “O young men, whoever amongst you is able to marry, then let him marry, for indeed it is more effective in guarding the gaze and protecting the private parts, and whoever is unable, then he must fast for indeed it will be a restraint for him.”
I advise the youth to hasten in marrying, especially in this age in which the causes of temptations and distractions have become numerous. This is why we find many of the youth enduring the difficulty of bachelorhood, and if it was not for his belief in Allāh – the Almighty and Majestic – he would have gone hunting for fornication.
Moreover, I say, if the young man has sufficient wealth to marry, then this is what is demanded in order for him to marry. If, however, he does not have wealth, it is obligatory upon his father to marry him off if he is capable of that, just as it is obligatory upon him to spend on him in terms of food, drink, clothing, and accommodation. It is not lawful for anyone whom Allāh has enriched, and his sons have reached the age of marriage, and they seek that from him – either through their explicit speech or their actions which indicate seeking marriage – it is not lawful for him to prevent that. Rather, it is obligatory upon him to marry them off, and if he does not do that then he is sinning, and Allāh will not bless his wealth for him. Some of the ignoramuses amongst fathers say a common proverb to their children if they seek to marry, “Nothing scratches your back like your own nails” (i.e., one should abstain from relying on others), you go and obtain what you can marry with on your own, otherwise I will not marry you off. This is prohibited for them as long as they are capable and their sons are unable.”
Source: Fatāwá Nūr ʿalá al-Darb (10: 15) of Sh. Muḥammad b. Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn. The ḥadīth is from al-Bukhārī (5066) and Muslim (1400).
The Shaykh, may Allāh have mercy upon him, was asked:
“If a young man delays marriage until after his 30s, and he is capable of it, is there any blame on him because he wants to build his future and finish his studies (first)?”
The Shaykh, may Allāh have mercy upon him, replied:
Yes, there is (blame) on him because he did not adopt the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ, which is his statement, “O young men, whoever among you is able to marry, let him get married, for indeed it is more effective in lowering the gaze and protecting one’s chastity”, so he commanded the young men to marry and explained its benefits.
The statement that it will distract one’s studies and from building one’s future is a false statement. How many a people there are who do not relax except after marrying, then they find relaxation and sufficiency of provision, and abstention from looking at what is prohibited in terms of women and images and the like.
Hence, my advice to all young men is to marry early in compliance with the command of the Messenger ﷺ and in seeking to procure sustenance – because the one who marries seeking chastity, Allāh the Almighty and Majestic helps him, just as in the ḥadīth, “It is a right upon Allāh to help three” and he mentioned among them, “and the one who marries with the goal of chastity”.
Source: Fatāwá Nūr ʿalá al-Darb of ʿUthaymīn (10: 7, no. 4967). The first ḥadīth is from: al-Bukhārī (5066) & Muslim (1400), and the second ḥadīth is from: al-Tirmidhī (1655) & al-Nasāʾī (3218).
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