Nikah should not be delayed without any reasonable excuse. In the same way, the widows or divorced women’s second marriage should be arranged as soon as possible

Due to the modern customary equipments, bad sightedness and waywardness have commonly prevailed. To get rid of the bad affects of these evils and to avoid illegitimate relations, Nikah should be encouraged and with convenience. The easier the Nikah is in a society, so will the society be protected from obscenity. Wherever it is difficult to marry, there will be plenty of licentiousness. Hazrat Muhammad (صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said addressing especially the youngsters, “O young men! Those of you who afford should get married as it is the source of lowering your gaze and a protection of your chastity. And those who do not afford should keep fasts as this is the way to stop lasciviousness.” (Bukhari Sharif)

That is why it is essential to start looking for suitable spouse for the male and female when they become adult and marry them as soon as possible. Else if the boy or girl indulges in any licentious activity, their parents will also have to bear the burden of their sins. According to a tradition the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم) said, “When someone is blessed with a child, he should give him a good name, teach him values and marry him when he becomes adult. But upon becoming an adult if he does not marry and commits a sin, his parents will also be held accountable for this.”  (Mishakt Sharif )

So it proves that there should be no unnecessary delay in nikah as it gives space to immorality. In some families it has become a trend that boys and girls are not married until they become mature in age. Sometimes they even cross the age of thirty five or forty. This is an absolutely wrong trend and should be changed. Nikah should not be delayed without any reasonable excuse. In the same way, the widows or divorced women’s second marriage should be arranged as soon as possible. Do not consider it reproachful at all because keeping such women without nikah is full of temptation.