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Yasir Qadhi

Was It Easier to Get Married in Early Islam

Yasir Qadhi

Muslim Central

Society & Culture, Islam, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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East London Mosque

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0:07.6

The question is in the Syrah did men and women find it difficult to get married or is this a new phenomenon?

0:14.8

What can those finding it difficult to get married to according to the Syrah?

0:18.5

So this is a genuine serious question actually. I know it

0:21.7

There will never be a Q&A without marriage

0:24.0

Doesn't matter what the topic is, you're going to somehow, Mashallah, it's human, human nature

0:32.0

Those that are single are finding it a problem to get married. Those that are married, their problems are

0:40.0

Anyway, Muslim, okay

0:42.4

The grass is always greener on the other side now, Subhanallah

0:47.2

Listen, there's no question brothers and sisters. That's

0:50.9

Marriage in the time of the Sahaba and Tabeeru in the time of the processum was looked at very differently than it is now

1:01.0

There's a lot of factors for this. We don't have time to get into them

1:05.4

It's really awkward to say this

1:08.3

But they viewed marriage as a utilitarian active convenience more than they viewed it as an

1:16.0

An act of love and romance for the rest of your life and

1:20.3

because of this

1:22.3

marriage was very

1:24.6

Organic very open

1:27.0

Wasn't a big deal. We have this westernized notion of especially our youngsters. Did you find the right one?

1:35.0

Out of all six and a half billion people in the world

1:39.0

There's that one person that Mashallah sabbatical a hundred but this is fantasy

1:46.0

You have to make marriages work

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