LessonsLegal Implications of Khāṣṣ and the Two Kinds of ʿĀmmQuiz

أن التخلي لنفل العبادة أفضل من الاشتغال بالنكاح
The position that withdrawal for voluntary worship can be preferable to being occupied with marriage.

This is presented as a subsidiary Shafiʿi preference, not a blanket rule applying equally to all individuals and situations.

Keep two questions apart:
Whether marriage is permitted, recommended or obligatory in a given case.
Whether marriage or extra voluntary worship is comparatively preferable under particular circumstances.

Such preferences also involve individual needs, the rights of others and additional evidence. A comparative fiqh argument should not be converted into a general recommendation against marriage.

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Marriage compared with voluntary worship

Legal Implications of Khāṣṣ and the Two Kinds of ʿĀmm

أن التخلي لنفل العبادة أفضل من الاشتغال بالنكاح
The position that withdrawal for voluntary worship can be preferable to being occupied with marriage.

This is presented as a subsidiary Shafiʿi preference, not a blanket rule applying equally to all individuals and situations.

Keep two questions apart:
Whether marriage is permitted, recommended or obligatory in a given case.
Whether marriage or extra voluntary worship is comparatively preferable under particular circumstances.

Such preferences also involve individual needs, the rights of others and additional evidence. A comparative fiqh argument should not be converted into a general recommendation against marriage.