27/08/2023
When will some of our single sisters stop living in hallucinations and face reality?! How would you be putting 'a brother living in abroad' as part of the conditions of marriage acceptance?! Where are the Islamic fundamentals again?! Do you think everyone living in Abroad is Ok?! Well, when you clock 48 years, you realize what we are saying!
Look, nobody isn't telling you not to dream big and live it if you have the opportunity but at least, let's be realistic for once. The way some muslim women (not only single sisters) are turning marriage to poverty alleviation program (through the way they think) is didactically frustrating and agonizing. Things are hard on willing, struggling and yet responsible brothers, don't add to it by setting unnecessary standard as a result of your own deluded fantasy.
This is why most of you have issues inside your marriage. You prioritize PhD, Masters and may be University graduates (including Islamic related Certificate) to others who may not have those qualifications but are better and are likely to be responsible than those who had nothing to offer except their certificates. When does marriage proposal becomes job applications where one would be flaunting his CV?! Majority are passing through a lots in their marriages cos of this. We need to reorientate our younger ones brothers and sisters alike.
How does acquiring those Islamic certificates, attending modrasah, attending Halaqoot, listening to Dr Lágbájá , Prof Tamedo & Shiekh Lakasegbe tantamount to being a good husband or wife?! My dear, don't cos of only that choose your life partner these days. Thousands is happening!
```Simple Solution!```
Let's all go back to the drawing boards.
How did the best of mankind advise us while about getting married?!
What is his/her ( intended spouse) relationship with Allāh and Rosuul?!
What are the necessary research to do about your future partner including his/her background and family?
Who are his companions, compatriots and advisers?! Everyone has a circus, circle and clicks even if he/she is alone.
Do yourself had patience with Allāh while engaging in your Istikhārah on the intended partner or you're just deceiving yourself?!
Did he/she actually apply practically, the Islamic and religious knowledge you think he/she possesses?!
Does he/she takes and accepts responsibilities concerning his/her family and everything around him/her? If yes, how does he reacts to issues around him?!
All these and others I may not mention now come first before checking his/her financial ability, properties, where he lives, certificates, her beauty, her shape, knowledge acquired and what have you!
If all these are put in place, we will drastically reduce issues relating to domestic violence of all kinds in our society bi izni Llah. When one fears Allāh and is responsible, others things are petty!
Unavoidably, we have some people who did all these and are still having issues in their marriage that (some) have even led to divorce. That's where the Qodar (predestination) comes in, in which none has power over. But one thing is, One's conscience would be cleared afterall.
The summary of everything is don't (especially sisters) misplace and misconstrue your priorities for ephemeral things!
May Almighty Allāh grant us success.
And Allāh knows best!
©️ Assoutudeen Abu Mubashir!