1.   The boy must be smart and fashionable

2.   He should be the sole inheritor of his father’s property and business

3.   There should be no sister-in-law

4.   And if there is, she should be in her own home so that our daughter can be in charge of her in-laws home

5.   The boy should be extremely wealthy (even if it is earned through Haram means)

6.   And even if he has a good income, they look at how much extra he can earn

7.   If the boy is overseas then the entire family will become rich, etc.

Marry your children into religious households

Dear Islamic brothers! We should remove such thoughts from our minds and try to marry our sons and daughters into religious families, for only success awaits us in the religion of Islam. If we live our lives in accordance to the principles and values of Islam, and spend our life in accordance to the life of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, and then get our children married, we will not face difficulty at any stage. In fact, our lives and the lives of our children will become easy and successful. Let us listen to two sayings of the Beloved Prophet
صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in this regard:

He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘A woman is married for four reasons; her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. But you should give preference to religion over the other things.’ (Bukhari, vol. 3, p. 429, Hadith 5090)

He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘When you receive a proposal from a man whose religiosity and character you like, then marry your daughter to him; if you do not do this, trials and great tribulations will arise on the