Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Marriage January 31, 2014

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References in this lecture 4
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 26195
31 sec
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marriage is nature's covenant, not a paper contract
“Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem. Quran ki is aayat mein bataya gaya hai”
4 min 36 sec
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what the Qur'an's 'solemn covenant' of marriage really means
“Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem. Quran ki is aayat mein bataya gaya hai”
1 min 41 sec
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man and woman are creation's highest, most intentional pair
“Aap is tarah ghor kijiye ke aurat aur mard dono ek doosre ke bahut zyada”
34 sec
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man and woman are the highest pair, not by accident
“Kya yeh ittefaq se ho gaya hai?”
2 min 54 sec
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spouses differ by nature but accept the covenant anyway
“Jab aap ghor karein to aurat aur mard ke darmiyan differences hote hain”
25 sec
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this world is a test and every person carries a test paper
“Yeh bahut hi serious baat hai”
2 min 12 sec
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marriage adds a new item to your life's test paper
“Insaan is duniya mein paida kiya gaya hai test ke liye”
3 min 50 sec
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life as a test and marriage as a new test item
“Yeh bahut hi serious baat hai — insaan is duniya mein test ke liye paida kiya gaya hai”
30 sec
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hadith: men and women are two equal halves
“Jaise hadees mein aata hai: an-nisa shaqa'iq ar-rijal”
34 sec
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mistreating your spouse gives angels grounds for negative marks
“Jab aap woh sulook karein jo fitrat ke naqshe mein matlub nahi”
2 min 7 sec
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after marriage your conduct becomes an affair with God
“Iska doosra pehlu kya hai? Shaadi se pehle dono ka maamla apna apna tha”
5 min 50 sec
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after marriage, spouses answer to God, not just each other
“Iska doosra pehlu kya hai? Shaadi se pehle dono ka maamla apna apna tha”
45 sec
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marriage is a final bond, no room for second thoughts
“Nikah ek final rishta hai”
2 min 39 sec
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no excuse for breaking a marriage unless God's law justifies it
“Ab isko Allah ke saamne justification dena hoga”
34 sec
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no two things in the universe are truer counterparts
“Khud takhleeq ke mutabiq, takhleeq ke naqshe mein yeh baat shamil thi”
4 min 41 sec
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no second thoughts after marriage — compromise for God's sake
“Kya marriage ke baad kisi ko haq nahi ke woh second thought laaye?”
1 min 56 sec
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tree-and-soil analogy for the marriage covenant
“Jaise ek darakht ko zameen par bo diya, ek paudha”
21 sec
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act for God's sake, not for your partner's sake
“For the sake of God. For the sake of other partners.”
2 min 25 sec
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hadith: Satan's proudest feat is breaking up a couple
“Ek hadees mein bataya gaya hai ke Shaitan apna darbaar lagata hai”