الزواج ميثاقٌ شرعيّ ومسؤوليةٌ صحيةٌ : Marriage is a legal covenant and a health responsibility

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of ALLAH, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

الزواج ميثاقٌ شرعيّ ومسؤوليةٌ صحيةٌ

الفحص الطبي قبل الزواج حمايةٌ واستقرارٌ

Marriage is a legal covenant and a health responsibility.

(Premarital medical examination: protection and stability)

Praise be to Allah, Who created the two sexes, male and female, from a sperm-drop when it is emitted. We bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner. He made married life the foundation for the establishment of societies and the bonding of individuals and groups. And we bear witness that Muhammad,peace be upon him, is the servant of ALLAH and His Messenger, who said: “The best of you are those who are best to their families.” May the prayers and peace of ALLAH be upon him, his family, his companions, and those who follow in their footsteps until the Day of Judgment. This is the translation of the recited verse from Surah An Nisa:

 أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فاعوذ باللہ من الشیطان الرجیم- بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم 

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسٍ۬ وَٲحِدَةٍ۬ وَخَلَقَ مِنۡہَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنۡہُمَا رِجَالاً۬ كَثِيرً۬ا وَنِسَآءً۬‌ۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِۦ وَٱلۡأَرۡحَامَ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ رَقِيبً۬ا

O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women; and fear Allâh through Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship)[]. Surely, Allâh is Ever an All¬Watcher over you

Surah An Nisa – 01

O servants of ALLAH: Fear ALLAH and adopt piety and obey ALLAH, I advise you and myself – O servants of ALLAH – to fear ALLAH Almighty, the Most High. 

Know, may ALLAH have mercy on you, that in the bond of marriage there is a great sign indicating ALLAH's power, wisdom, knowledge, and mercy. ALLAH Almighty says in Surah Al Room:

وَمِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦۤ أَنۡ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٲجً۬ا لِّتَسۡكُنُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَڪُم مَّوَدَّةً۬ وَرَحۡمَةً‌ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And among His Signs is this, that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy. Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.

Surah Al Room – 21

The two spouses, male and female, are of one origin and one source. They complement each other, and ALLAH created them with this characteristic so that they may have the purpose He, Glory be to Him, intended for them, as He says in Surah Al Room:

لِّتَسۡكُنُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهَا

you may find repose in them

Surah Al Room – 21-Part

Each of them confides in the other, to find in him a dwelling, comfort, and tranquility. The man finds in his wife a companion for his life, a comforter in his distress, and relief from his toil and hardship. And the woman finds in her husband a compassionate shepherd and a protective guardian, who becomes a source of peace and comfort for her. And the Quranic style continues – O brothers and sisters in faith – as the Almighty says after this in Surah Al Room:

وَجَعَلَ بَيۡنَڪُم مَّوَدَّةً۬ وَرَحۡمَةً‌ۚ

and He has put between you affection and mercy

Surah Al Room – 21-Part

This affection and mercy stem from the connection of souls, the mingling of spirits, and the coming together to build the marital nest on sound foundations and noble. Indeed, affection in itself is a great bond upon which friendship, companionship, and brotherhood are based, and mercy is another great bond upon which noble ties such as fatherhood and sonship are based. So what do you think of a relationship in which the two bonds are combined, and which contains the two ties/principles. ALLAH says further in Surah Al Room.

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

Verily, in that are indeed signs for a people who reflect.

Surah Al Room – 21-Part

O believers: Among the best things that help a husband and wife build a happy and prosperous family is for each of them to fulfill their obligations before asking about their own. ALLAH Almighty says in Surah Al Baqara:

وَلَهُنَّ مِثۡلُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَيۡہِنَّ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ‌ۚ

And they (women) have rights (over their husbands as regards living expenses) similar (to those of their husbands) over them (as regards obedience and respect) to what is reasonable.

Surah Al Baqara – 228-Part

The Messenger of ALLAH said: “Indeed, you have a right over your wives, and your wives have a right over you. The right of living together in kindness is a great right. Each of the two spouses must take care of it properly and fulfill it completely, so that there will be a beautiful companionship between them.” Forgiveness of mistakes, consideration of feelings, and cooperation rather than conflict, and courtesy rather than argument, permeate their lives. Indeed, a woman is commanded to treat her husband well, so she should be mindful of what he hears and sees, so that he sees nothing but good in her. He hears nothing from her but kind words and good mention. It is narrated that one of the women of the followers said: “We did not speak to our husbands except as you speak to your princes,” out of appreciation and respect. Likewise, a man is required to treat his wife well, calling her by the names she loves most, and showing her the good looks he likes to see in her. It is reported that a woman came to Seyyedina Umar ibn al-Khattab - may ALLAH be pleased with him - asking to be divorced from her husband. Seyyedina Umar, may ALLAH be pleased with him looked at her husband and saw that he was disheveled and dusty, so he knew what she disliked about him, and he ordered that he takes a bath and cut his hair. Then, when he came in a good appearance, he took his wife’s hand, and she went with him. Seyyedina Umar - may ALLAH be pleased with him - said: “This is how you should treat them, for they love that you should adorn yourselves for them just as you love that they should adorn themselves for you.”

O Muslims: among the things that help in building a successful marriage, and contribute to achieving its tranquility and stability, is for those who wish to marry to undergo a medical examination before marriage, as it is a preventive step. And a wise action, the implications of which reveal what may be a cause of discord or conflict in the future, such as hereditary diseases or other things that have an effect on the formation of the family and its life. Through medical examination, marriages are established on clear evidence, relationships are built on honesty and clarity, and the couple is safe – ALLAH's willing. From the forms of suffering that can be avoided, a home is created based on knowledge and tranquility, and love and mercy prevail in it.

Fear ALLAH, O servants of ALLAH, and protect your marital kingdom. Fortify it against anything that might disrupt its stability or undermine the foundation of its tranquility. ALLAH says in Surah Al Baqara 

وَلَا تَنسَوُاْ ٱلۡفَضۡلَ بَيۡنَكُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

And do not forget liberality between yourselves. Truly, Allâh is All-Seer of what you do.

Surah Al Baqara – 237-Part

أقولُ مَا تَسْمَعُونَ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ العَظِيمَ لِي وَلَكُمْ، فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ، إِنَّهُ هُوَ الغَفُورُالرَّحِيمُ، وَادْعُوهُ يَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ، إِنَّهُ هُوَ البَرُّ الكَرِيمُ

I say what you hear, and I ask forgiveness from ALLAH Almighty for me and for you, so ask forgiveness from Him and He will forgive you, for He is the Forgiving and Merciful, and pray to Him and He will answer you, for He is The noble righteousness.

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  الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لِلْبَشَرِ صِفَاتٍ تُورَثُ مِنَ الآبَاءِ لِلأَبْـنَاءِ، وَتَنْتَقِلُ عَبْرَ الأَجْيَالِ، مِنْ تَرَائِبِ النِّسَاءِ وَأَصْلابِ الرِّجَالِ، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، جَعَلَ لِلسَّلامَةِ أَسْبَابَهَا، فَلا يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهَا إِلاَّ مِنْ بَابِهَا، وَنَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، صَلاةً وَسَلامًا دَائِمَيْنِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Praise be to ALLAH, who has given mankind traits that are inherited from fathers to sons and passed down through generations, from the wombs of women and the loins of men. We bear witness that there is no god but ALLAH alone, without partner. He has made the means to safety, so it cannot be attained except through its proper door, and I bear witness that our Master and our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the servant of ALLAH and His Messenger. May ALLAH’s prayers and peace be upon him, upon his family and good companions, and whoever follows their path until the Day of Judgment.

O servants of ALLAH, Know that among the things that couples are advised to do before their marriage is to enter into a premarital medical examination program. It is a program based on conducting tests for those about to get married to find out if they are carriers or affected by one of the genetic diseases, and giving them appropriate advice and counseling, without interfering with their freedom of choice. There are a number of serious diseases such as mental retardation, some liver diseases, sickle cell anemia, and other diseases that are transmitted genetically from parents to their children, and this often occurs in consanguineous marriages. It may be that some of the parents are carriers of the disease but are not afflicted with it, but their marriage to a person with specific genetic traits produces children afflicted with those diseases, and the family begins its journey of suffering psychologically and materially, spending time and money at that time. Pre-marital medical examinations help couples to reorganize their marital affairs, and this undoubtedly plays a role in limiting the spread of hereditary diseases, reducing the infant mortality rate, and preserving family cohesion and stability.

So strive - may ALLAH grant you success - for everything that contributes to the happiness of your family life and the stability of your marital relationship. The wise person chooses for his offspring what he thinks is good and righteous. May ALLAH make your lives peaceful and tranquil, filled with affection, encompassed by mercy, and governed by cooperation in righteousness and piety. ALLAH says in Surah Al Furqan 

رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَٲجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡيُنٍ۬ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqûn"

Surah Al Furqan – 74-Part

هَذَا وَصَلُّوا وَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى إمَامِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ؛ مُحَمَّدٍ الهَادِي الأَمِينِ، فَقَدْ أَمَرَكُمْ رَبكُمْ بذَلكَ حينَ قَالَ

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓٮِٕڪَتَهُ ۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ صَلُّواْ عَلَيۡهِ وَسَلِّمُواْ تَسۡلِيمًا

Surah Al Ahzaab – 56

So pray and send peace upon the leader of the messengers, Muhammad, the guide and trustworthy. Your Lord has commanded you to do so when He said: “Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, send blessings upon him and salute him with a worthy salutation.” 

He says in Surah Al Ahzab: ALLAH and His kingdom send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who have believed, pray upon him and grant him peace.

Surah Al Ahzaab – 56

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وسَلِّم عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ وسَلَّمتَ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ نَبِيِّنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَبَارِكْ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ نَبِيِّنَا مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَى آلِ نَبِيِّنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْعَالَمِينَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ، وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنْ خُلَفَائِهِ الرَّاشِدِينَ، وَعَنْ أَزْوَاجِهِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَعَنْ سَائِرِ الصَّحَابَةِ أَجْمَعِينَ، وَعَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ، وعَنْ جَمْعِنَا هَذَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

O ALLAH, bless and grant peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon the family of our Prophet Muhammad, as You prayed and peace upon our Prophet Abraham and upon the family of our Prophet Abraham, and bless our Prophet Muhammad and the family of our Prophet Muhammad, just as You blessed our Prophet Abraham and the family of our Prophet Abraham in the worlds. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. And be pleased, O Allah, with his Rightly-Guided Caliphs, and with his wives, the Mothers of the Believers, and with all the rest of the Companions, and with the believing men and women, and with this gathering of ours, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ جَمْعَنَا هَذَا جَمْعًا مَرْحُوْمًا، وَاجْعَلْ تَفَرُّقَنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ تَفَرُّقًا مَعْصُوْمًا وَلا تَدَعْ فِينَا وَلا مَعَنَا شَقِيًّا وَلا مَحْرُومًا

Oh ALLAH, make this gathering of us a merciful gathering, and make our separation after it an infallible separation, and do not leave among us or with us any wretched or deprived.

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِزَّ الإِسْلامَ وَاهْدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى الْحَقِّ، وَاجْمعْ كَلِمَتَهُمْ عَلَى الخَيْرِ، وَاكْسِرْ شَوْكَةَ الظَّالِمِينَ، وَاكْتُبِ السَّلامَ وَالأَمْنَ لِعِبادِكَ أَجْمَعِينَ

Oh ALLAH, honor Islam, guide Muslims to the truth, unite their words in goodness, break the power of the oppressors, and grant peace and security to your servants. All of them. 

اللَّهُمَّ كُنْ عَوْنًا لإِخْوَانِنَا فِي أَرْضِ الأَقْصَى المُبَارَكِ، وَكُنْ مَعَهُمْ وَثَبِّـتْهُمْ وَارْبِطْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ وَصَبِّرْهُمْ، وَاخْذُلْ عَدُوَّكَ وَعَدُوَّهُمْ، وَاجْعَلِ الدَّائِرَةَ عَلَيْهِ يَا ذَا الجَلالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

O Allah, be a helper to our brothers in the blessed land of Al-Aqsa, be with them, strengthen them, strengthen their hearts, and grant them patience. Disappoint Your enemy and their enemy, and turn the tables on him, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ الثَّباتَ فِي الأَمْرِ، وَالعَزِيمَةَ عَلَى الرُّشْدِ، ونَسْأَلُكَ شُكْرَ نِعْمَتِكَ، وَحُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ، ونَسْأَلُكَ قُلُوبًا سَلِيمةً وأَلْسِنةً صَادِقةً، ونَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَنعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا تَعْلَمُ

O Allah, we ask You for steadfastness in our affairs and determination to do what is right. We ask You for gratitude for Your blessings and proper worship of You. We ask You for sound hearts and truthful tongues. We ask You for the best of what You know and seek refuge in You from the worst of what You know. We seek Your forgiveness for what You know.

اللَّهُمَّ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا ذَا الجَلالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ بِكَ نَستَجِيرُ وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ نَستَغِيثُ أَلاَّ تَكِلَنَا إِلَى أَنفُسِنَا طَرفَةَ عَينٍ، وَلاَ أَدنَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَأَصلِحْ لَنَا شَأْنَنَا كُلَّهُ يَا مُصلِحَ شَأْنِ الصَّالِحِينَ

Oh ALLAH, O Ever-Living, O Ever-Living, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour, there is no god but You, Glory be to You, by You we seek refuge and by Your mercy we seek help, that you will not leave us to Our souls are within the blink of an eye, and nothing is closer than that. And rectify for us all our affairs, O Reconciliator, the affairs of the righteous.

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا احْفَظْ أَوْطَانَنَا وَأَعِزَّ سُلْطَانَنَا وَأَيِّدْهُ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَيِّدْ بِهِ الْحَقَّ يَا رَبَّ العَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ أَسْبِغْ عَلَيْهِ نِعمَتَكَ، وَأَيِّدْهُ بِنُورِ حِكْمَتِكَ، وَسَدِّدْهُ بِتَوفِيقِكَ، وَاحفَظْهُ بِعَينِ رعَايَتِكَ

Oh ALLAH, our Lord, protect our countries, honor our authority, support it with the truth, and support it with the truth, O Lord of the worlds. Oh God, bestow your blessing upon him, support it with the light of your wisdom, guide it with your blessings, and protect it with your care.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ بَرَكَاتِ السَّمَاء وَأَخْرِجْ لَنَا مِنْ خَيْرَاتِ الأَرْضِ، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا في ثِمَارِنَا وَزُرُوعِنَا وكُلِّ أَرزَاقِنَا يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالإِكْرَامِ

O ALLAH, send down upon us from the blessings of the sky and bring forth for us from the goodness of the earth, and bless for us our fruits and our crops and all our provisions, O Possessor of Majesty and Generosity.

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا في الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالمُؤْمِنَات، المُسْلِمِينَ وَالمُسْلِمَات، الأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالأَمْوَاتِ، إِنَّكَ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ مُجِيبُ الدُّعَاءِ

O ALLAH, forgive the believing men and women, the Muslim men and women, the living and the dead among them. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the Near, the Answerer of supplications.

عِبَادَ الله

 إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُ بِٱلۡعَدۡلِ وَٱلۡإِحۡسَـٰنِ وَإِيتَآىِٕ ذِى ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَيَنۡهَىٰ عَنِ ٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِ وَٱلۡمُنڪَرِ وَٱلۡبَغۡىِ‌ۚ يَعِظُكُمۡ لَعَلَّڪُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ

O

servants of ALLAH - Indeed, ALLAH commands justice and good deeds, and bestows favor on relatives, and forbids indecency. And the denier and the transgressor admonish you that you may remember.

Surah An Nahl-90

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وآخر دعوانا ان الحمد للہ رب العالمین- سبحان ربک رب العزة عما يصفون، وسلام على المرسلين، والحمد لله رب العالمين