account is that we should search for pious spouses for our children, because the first stage of our children’s marriage is searching for a potential spouse. Therefore, whenever we get our children married, we should search for a spouse who is religious, righteous, has fear of Allah Almighty and offers Salah, because the blessings of righteous parents are that their children are also pious and virtuous, they are showered with blessings and honour, and their children are brought up in the best manner.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Not only are the bride and groom connected with each other through the sacred bond of Nikah, rather, two families are brought together. Marriage is such a relationship which leads to a new family being formed, and causes a new home and a new generation to flourish. Therefore, looking for potential suitors, investigating and then deciding whether to accept or reject that proposal is a very important decision, because it affects many lives.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Islam has also given us great guidance on finding suitors, which was the reason why, in order to ensure that their future generations were pious, the pious predecessors would exercise great caution when it came to the matter of their children’s marriage. They would search for men and women who were modest, virtuous, pious and devout worshippers, and they would give preference to religious suitors. Let us listen to an account in this regard:

Searching for a suitor

Shaykh Kermani رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was from a royal family, but, he رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه had chosen to lead a life of ascetism and piety, and had distanced himself from worldly engagements. He had a daughter who was very beautiful and righteous. One day, the king of Kermani sent a marriage proposal for his daughter. However, he did not like the idea of his