Fatwa: # 15510
Category: Beliefs and Practices (Aq...
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 11th August 2007

Title

Is it Fardh for a person to get married?

Question

Q1. how do i pronounce the name Khidr or khayzar and give me some more info about this person.

q2. what makes  humans be ashraful makhlukat when the jins have better capabilities.

q3 finally a if i wish to remain unmarried live independently on my own all my life is this fine i mean marriage is considered sunnah and not fardz so therefore it should not be obstacle for me towards entry to jannah.


Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

1.Khidr is spelt in Arabic with three alphabets. (ر, ض, خ). Khidr was a wali of Allah and a contemporary of Musa (SAW). Allah Taala bestowed him with a special type of knowledge known as Ilmul-Ladunni. His meeting with Musa (AS) and an exposition of his type of knowledge is mentioned in the Quran in Surah Kahf.

2.We as human beings being Ashraful maklookat (the noblest of creations) is purely by the grace and choice of Allah Taala.

3. It is not fardh upon a person to get married if one is able to control his desires in spite of him having the financial means to marry. In such situations, it is sunnah to marry. A sunnah should not be disregarded on the grounds that it is not a fardh act. The Quran and Ahadith are replete with emphasis on following the sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW). Rasulullah (SAW) said, “Nikah is my sunnah.” In another narration, Rasulullah (SAW) is reported to have said, “Whoever turns away from my sunnah is not from among me.”

And Allah knows best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai 

Darul Iftaa

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