Hadith 1844

Commentary

a. One's close relatives and friends should be given more importance when giving charity. b. A person giving Sadaqah/charity; if he has a religious obligation to spend on dependents, spending on them is not that of Zakât and Sadaqah/charity, rather he should give Zakât and charity to those needy relatives who are not his dependents. In the Name of Allāh, the MostBeneficent, the Most Merciful

Nikāh linguistically means (to unite and to bring together). The real literal meaning of Nikāh is 'to have sexual intercourse'; and the metaphorical meaning of Nikāh is 'the bond of marriage'. The noble jurists defined Nikāh through various definitions, and one of these is: "Nikāh is such a bond from which the act of sexual intercourse becomes lawful, and the bond of marriage takes place with the words like: Inkāh or Tazwīj or other words derived from these roots." Nikāh is the Sunnah of our Noble Prophet ﷺ, as well as of the previous Noble Prophets ﷺ. As the statement of Allāh, the Originator, the High is: "Indeed We sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad ﷺ) and made for them wives and offspring." (Ar-Ra'd: 13:38) Nikāh is a compulsory duty for a person who is physically healthy and can afford the expenses of marriage and the living expenses of a wife; and also if he has the risk of indulging in adultery and other lustful desires which he is unable to get rid of even if he observes fasting. It is unlawful for such a person to marry who is physically unfit for marriage, or unable to afford the matrimonial expenses; or for he who wants to have a second marriage with the intention to oppress his first wife. If a person is naturally harsh and fears that he will be unjust with the wife after marriage; then marriage is disliked for such a person. The Nikāh is desirable for a person who is of moderate personality, he has no fear of indulging in adultery or other lustful desires, and he can afford matrimonial expenses.