Malfuzat - Volume VIII — Page 419
Undated 419 of Satan because they want to fight with their Noble Lord by turning their backs on God and His Messenger. And if there is such a wife in the home of any good-hearted Muslim, it would be proper for him to marry a second time to punish her. 1 7. At the time of establishing kinship, some ignorant Muslims check whether the person with whom the marriage of their daughter is being considered has a first wife or not. Thus, if the first wife is present, they do not want to marry their daughter to such a person. So it should be remembered that such people are Muslims in name only, and in a way, they are the helpers of such women who are angry with their husbands’ second marriages. So they should also fear God Almighty. 8. It is also a bad custom among our people that they do not like to give a girl [in marriage] to someone not from their own peo- ple; they do not even want to take a bride from others. This is a reflection of complete arrogance and vanity, which is entirely against the rules of the Shariah. All human beings are serv- ants of God Almighty. In establishing kinship, one should see whether the person to be married is righteous and dignified and not involved in any affliction that may be the cause of mischief. And it should be remembered that in Islam, no consideration is given to the national origin of anyone; only piety and righteous- ness are taken into account. Allah the Exalted says: 2 َّنِا ْمُكَمَرْكَا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا ْمُكىٰقْتَا َّنِا ْمُكَمَرْكَا َدْنِع ِهّٰللا ْمُكىٰقْتَا In other words, the most virtuous among you in the sight of God Almighty is the one who is most righteous. 1. Badr, vol. 2, no. 30, p. 12, dated 26 July 1906 2. S u rah al- H ujur a t, 49:14 [Publisher]