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Dating and arranged marriage

· 19 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I read somewhere that when a couple date before marriage, the sins of dating could sabotage the happiness in the marriage and when things are done the halaal way then there’s less likelihood of problems arising. But, if anything should go wrong even when done the halaal way, then at least they would know that it was a test from Allah and that the sins of dating did not contribute to it since they would not have done so. Therefore, if they did everything in the halaal way, they wouldn’t have any regrets thinking they should have done things differently.

Answer

If everything was done the halaal way before and after the nikaah and then too things didn't work out, both parties will not have any regret regarding breaking the command of Allah Tala, but rather they can attribute the break down of the nikaah to non-compatibility.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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