Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 14
14 Islamic Nikah: A Pledge ‘ The wisdom of the announce ment of the Islamic nikah or the bond of marriage is that according to the commandment of Allah the Exalted , man and woman who are forming the union of husband and wife pledge at the time of nikah that they will try to abide by the Divine commandments read before them and will try to abide by the Quranic verses recited before them at the time of nikah so that they may adapt their lives according ly. The foremost advice [at the announcement of nikah] is to adopt righteousness [ تقوی taqwa]. Therefore when one is giving the consent for one’s nikah, one is agreeing to abide by the Divine commandments that are recited at the time. If you truly have love and fear of God, of the Beloved God Who has taken care of all your needs from your birth, in fact even prior to your birth, then you will always do what pleases Him and as a result will be a recipient of His blessings. When husband and wife form a union by virtue of a pledge and promise to care for each other it becomes their obligation that in order to further i mprove their bond , they also care for one another’s relatives. I t should be remembered that attacks of those who seek to create splits in relationships will never be successful if husband and wife care for each other and each other’s sentiments and also ca re and respect their friends and relatives because the