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Sure, all Muslims get married as prescribed by Islam but how many of us get married for the rights reasons? More than the act of marriage Allah is concerned with the intentions with which a Muslim woman and a Muslim man enter into marriage. Since Allah has made the relationship of marriage the most loved of all, it is obvious that the most important reason for entering marriage is to get Allah’s blessings.
Allah has made marriage one of the most loved relationships in Islam and also the most important. Such is the love of marriage in the eyes of Allah that He has mentioned divorce between a Muslim man and a Muslim woman the most disliked of all the halal things. Just like we are eager to please our parents by doing what they like so we must we be the same towards Allah as well.
Entertainment has always taken us by storm be it television shows, places of outings or movies. We all want to see and experience something that will make us feel awesome. And that is why the entertainment industry is a multi-million dollar one; because it appeals to the need for people to see a perfect world outside when they are going through imperfections in life.
In Islam marriage is considered one of the purest forms of all relationships. What does that mean? That means that it is a companionship between a man and a woman who are allowed to live together by the grace and blessings of Allah in a loving and tender relationship.
Allah has asked us to greet all the people we have a relationship with and since marriage is one of the most important ones in the eyes of Allah, we should take special care to do so every day that we live with them. However, very often we forget to greet our spouses with salaam and take them for granted when they enter or leave the vicinity.
Just like all relationships, marriage too is not a bed of roses. Infact, marriage is much more difficult a relationship to maintain than most relationships because it always two completely different people with different upbringings come together and try to live together for the rest of their lives. That is why Allah has the relationship in such high regard because He Subhanwatallah knows that it would be hard. And that is the reason that Allah has asked us to show strength when you cane struggles in marriage.
The most beautiful Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) is laughter in the relationship of marriage. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to joke, have fun and laugh with his wives and that is the reason his marital relationships were the best ever and are used as an example for us to follow.
The Messenger of Allah Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) said, "There is no foundation that has been built in Islam more loved by Allah, (The Greatest and Noblest) than marriage." We all know that marriage in Islam is a blessed commitment and which brings about the love of Allah towards both the Muslim woman and the Muslim man who enter into it.
Just like Islam asks a Muslim husband and wife to love each other, be garments to each other and honor and respect each other, so does it focus on the encouragement of each other through their actions and words. Muslim husbands and Muslim wives should show encouragement towards their spouses because trusting them and telling them they can do it is the foundation of building a strong relationship.
When a Muslim man and a Muslim woman get married they are allowed by Allah to love each other in the boundaries that He has set for them. This includes passionate displays of affection to them as well. However, Allah has also told us that “they are garments for you and you are garments for them.”