Is marraige in Islam about legal contracts or love?
Marriage in every situation (Muslim, non-Muslim, arranged, love-match) is about both love and legality. People don’t like that, but that is the real truth. If it had nothing to do with business, why would it be regulated in every country in the world? Why would we have divorce courts, pre-nuptual agreements and licensing? I work in a law office, and let me tell you, marriage is not really about love. Marriage is about stability, commitment, teamwork. It is, quite frankly, a business partnership, the business being, managing a household, furthering your common interests, providing mutual support, and for most people, raising children. It simply goes along much soother and happier if there is love and respect involved. You can love any number of people and not have a good marriage with any of them. A good marriage needs a lot more than just love, which is why every religion on earth has a series of stipulations and guidelines that go along with marriage: they are there to help you make t
