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My beloved brothers and sisters

We have gathered here to witness the officiation of a Nikah

a marriage in Islam a very very simple procedure

Where there is a proposal and an acceptance with mention that is made of a

Little gift that is to be given from the male to the female in the presence of witnesses and generally

This would be done either in the house of Allah preferably or elsewhere

I want to spend just a few moments explaining to you something extremely interesting

Why is marriage so important in Islam?

Why are we encouraged to get married?

The prophets Allah the send them has encouraged us Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has encouraged us

In fact, even if a person has lost their spouse

through death or

Through divorce

They are encouraged to pick up the pieces as soon as possible and get married again

This is an encouragement that is connected to something

You know it is considered a huge portion of your faith to get married. Have you ever asked yourself why?

What is the big deal you know in our language? That's what people would say

Simple because when you get married you have opened a huge door of very very difficult acts of worship that you are going to have to

Undertake and you will earn a reward through that

Subhanallah, so you now are a responsible person. It's an act of worship

Subhanallah you will need to go out and earn a living. It's an act of worship

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