Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 114
114 because of the parents should self - reflect! As I said there are two kinds of young men who create problems: one kind is of residents of the West. They marry young women from abroad with the thought that they will see for a while if they get on or not. This is because the thinking here in these countries now is that first see if you get on or not and if you do not get on then kick her out of the home. Such people are not prompt in registering their marriages and ni kah here in case the young women gets some sort of legal protection enabling her to stay on here and take legal action against them. Parents are equally culpable in such matters. In any case Jama’at tries to look after such young women but actions of these people show that they do not have the right to remain in the Jama’at in any way. The other kind of young men are those who come from abroad to get married here and try and have the marriage and nikah registered promptly. Once nikah is registered and they obtain their visa etc. they start finding faults in the young women – this is followed by separation and another marriage of their own choice. Both these kinds of people are distan t from righteousness. They should not wrong themselves and should not try an d bring the Jama’at in disrepute and should abide by righteousness and practice righteousness. Allah the Exalted says that such oppressors should remember that there is a Higher Being Who is very Powerful!’ (Friday sermon delivered on 10 November 2006 at Baitul Futuh, London. Published Al Fazl International 1 December 2006) ***