61. Pre- Marriage

It is a great concern that some youth in the Ummah get involved in pre-marriage love relationship, which may not lead to a marriage later.  

When a sister reaches adulthood and would like to get married, necessary arrangements should be made for a marriage. 

Nikah has very simple requirements in Islam and is the solution to prevent immorality in the society.  

However, if the conditions of Nikah are not fulfilled, continued love relationship between a male and female may lead to sins and problems among families.  

There are limits in Islam regarding love relationships before marriage.  

A Non-Mahram man and woman seeing each other and talking with lust and desires are not allowed, touching a Non-Mahram with lust and desires is forbidden. 

Umar radiyallaahu ‘anhu narrated that the Blessed Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, “The man is never alone with a non-mahram woman but the third of them is Shaytan.” 

We know that Satan’s objective is to lead people astray. 

When a man and woman are alone, he excites them and invites them to engage in shameful acts. 

This is why the Blessed Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) strictly forbade it [being alone with the opposite gender] and why it is necessary to follow this injunction.  

Be it a teacher, mentor or cousins, women must avoid being alone with non-Mahram and likewise the same applies to men. 

Jabir radiyallaahu ‘anhu narrates that the Blessed Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said, “Beware, no one should spend a night alone [in a house] with a single [divorced or widowed] woman unless he is either married to her or is her Mahram.”