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than what the outside world is saying
and what the researches and the
master and Mawlai, messenger of
inductive studies have said about the
Imam Al-Mahdy (a.s)
outside world that shows and
I apologize for this question but I
through the outside world that what
want an answer for it; because I am
is termed as “love” or “the love
struggling inside, have the Islamic
affair” between the woman and man
religion prohibited the love between a ends after marriage in a not-so-long
woman and man if the intention was period or after the marital
marriage and official commitment, is intercourse, as in the West today. And
it allowed for the woman or is it
it may not exceed few years in best
Haram? I am sorry for this question
cases. Whereas the true love cannot
and I beg you, I want Sayyed Ahmad end, not after years, but even after
Al-Hassan (a.s) to answer my
death and parting this world, as the
question.
true, alive and everlasting love is the
love of Allah (swt); because it is
Answer: Bismillah Arrahman
correlated with the Everlasting (swt).
Arraheem
Therefore, any love correlated with
Wal hamdulillahe rabel-Alameen,
this love will be alive by the life of
wasalla Allahu Ala Muhammad wa
this true love. As the love of woman
Al Muhammad Al-Aimeh wal
to her spouse or the love of husband
mahdeyeen wasallim taslimeh.
to his spouse for the Sake of Allah
(swt) and for obeying Allah (swt) and
Allah (swt) legislated a law for the
because his spouse is near from Allah
emotional and sexual relationship
(swt) and obedient to Allah (swt), will
between the woman and man in the
be an alive and true love; because it is
capacity of being a male and female,
actually springing from loving Allah
which is the marital contract that
(swt)... and who has the hearts in his
stipulates two witnesses on the
hand and overturns it as he wishes
contract or announcing it after the
other than Allah (swt)? As He is the
contract if there weren’t two
witnesses... as this is to guarantee the Capable of perpetuating love between
couples that was based on loving
Woman’s rights and the fruit of the
Him (swt). That’s why the prophet
intercourse between the human
prompted the believing men to check
female and male... And Allah knows
that I will try to advise you and every for a woman of religion to wed, and
also prompted the woman to check
believing woman that perhaps you
for a man of religion to wed. May
would place your feet on the intact
Allah (swt) Grant you success, be
path that guarantees you a pleasant
gracious, honorable and obedient to
and gracious life. What you call as
“love” doesn’t in fact exceed a matter Allah (swt) the Generous who doesn’t
mislay His Awliyah (supporters) and
of liking the form or external
have mercy upon them in this world
appearance or some behavior and
and the Hereafter, as He is the
words that most of it is untrue and
Capable of making a woman, that
overacted and far from the real
turns towards Him longing for Him
personality of the woman or man.
(swt), to marry a believing and
And for you to know that it is only
“liking the forms” that some of it isn’t religious man. Whereas the
relationships that are called “love
real, look at the outside world
before the marital contract” is in
(reality). I don’t want to say more
most cases, in fact, a reason from the
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woman to lose her honor, dignity and
virtuousness. So the believing,
honorable and gracious woman is
supposed to avoid such things and
put her emotions and love turned
towards the believing and virtuous
man that she takes as spouse by a
legal contract. And the believing
woman is supposed to put her trust in
Allah (swt), rely on Him and ask Him
(swt) to make the one she is marrying
to be a man that is truly pleased by
Him and so she would live with him
days which Allah (swt)
predetermined for her in this world,
an honorable and gracious life filled
with love and cordiality.
Wa-ssalam Alykom WarhmatuAllah
wabrkatuh.
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