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**Appeselve** · 10-22-2011, 12:41 AM

As-Salaamu ‘alaikum wa-Rahmatullah

Brother in Islam,

If I may very humbly bring up a few points in respect to your interesting discussion:

1.) You mentioned the Hadith wherein Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) stopped a Sahabi from marrying a barren woman.

The following is subject to correction:

From what I have learnt,

> Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) prevented the Sahabi from marrying the barren woman, knowing that he would like to have children.

> Also an increase in the Ummat was required at the time he was advised.

> It was not in the category of prohibition.

Shariah does not say that a woman who cannot conceive should not get married. Shariah does not deny any person the bounty of marriage. Shariah accommodates all.

If a man accepts such a woman, then there is no problem.
There are many men who have accepted that they will not father children … sometimes it is due to the condition of the wife, and often it is due to the condition of the husband, himself.

2.) The points about rights in Islam, sacrifice and ihsaan, brought to mind the following beautiful piece of advice by Shaykh Yunus Patel (RA).

“Do not go by the book of “My Rights”. Go by the book of Love, Ihsaan and Khidmat.

In other words, if every person goes out of his or her way to fulfil the rights of others, instead of demanding his or her own rights, or goes a step further than just fulfillment of rights, i.e. he or she goes out of his or her way to be kind, caring, loving and forgiving, then automatically this world will become a paradise.

The unfortunate part is that the husband opens the chapter of his rights, and the wife opens the chapter of her rights. The parents open the chapter of their rights, and the children, of their rights. The teacher, his rights and the pupils, their rights and then everyone demands fulfillment of these rights.

No doubt, rights have been declared so that no person should stop short of their fulfillment, but you cannot have a peaceful society if there are just demands for rights and no fulfillment of the corresponding obligations.”

Extract from “Hedayatus Saalikeen” by Shaykh Yunus Patel (RA)
Website : YunusPatel.co.za

10-22-2011, 12:41 AM	#4
Appeselve Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	As-Salaamu ‘alaikum wa-Rahmatullah Brother in Islam, If I may very humbly bring up a few points in respect to your interesting discussion: 1.) You mentioned the Hadith wherein Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) stopped a Sahabi from marrying a barren woman. The following is subject to correction: From what I have learnt, > Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa-Sallam) prevented the Sahabi from marrying the barren woman, knowing that he would like to have children. > Also an increase in the Ummat was required at the time he was advised. > It was not in the category of prohibition. Shariah does not say that a woman who cannot conceive should not get married. Shariah does not deny any person the bounty of marriage. Shariah accommodates all. If a man accepts such a woman, then there is no problem. There are many men who have accepted that they will not father children … sometimes it is due to the condition of the wife, and often it is due to the condition of the husband, himself. 2.) The points about rights in Islam, sacrifice and ihsaan, brought to mind the following beautiful piece of advice by Shaykh Yunus Patel (RA). “Do not go by the book of “My Rights”. Go by the book of Love, Ihsaan and Khidmat. In other words, if every person goes out of his or her way to fulfil the rights of others, instead of demanding his or her own rights, or goes a step further than just fulfillment of rights, i.e. he or she goes out of his or her way to be kind, caring, loving and forgiving, then automatically this world will become a paradise. The unfortunate part is that the husband opens the chapter of his rights, and the wife opens the chapter of her rights. The parents open the chapter of their rights, and the children, of their rights. The teacher, his rights and the pupils, their rights and then everyone demands fulfillment of these rights. No doubt, rights have been declared so that no person should stop short of their fulfillment, but you cannot have a peaceful society if there are just demands for rights and no fulfillment of the corresponding obligations.” Extract from “Hedayatus Saalikeen” by Shaykh Yunus Patel (RA) Website : YunusPatel.co.za
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