Marrying at an early age has become a taboo in almost every culture — boys cannot marry until they have an established job, girls cannot marry their proper matches. It is a social problem, and the cure is to address parents as well as youth.
| Publisher | Huda Recording |
| Author | Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips |
| Format | Audio CD |
| Length (min) | 58 |
Marrying at an early age has become a taboo in almost every culture. Because of the parents, boys cannot get married until they have an established job, and girls cannot get married to their proper matches. It is a social problem.
The way to cure this is to address the parents as well as the youth. Each one should know their responsibilities and their limits.
Because they are not the ones setting the conditions. A young man who wants to marry and is told to wait until he owns a house is not being irresponsible; he is obeying his family. And a young woman kept waiting for a match that meets a list of requirements is not choosing to wait.
The lecture is direct about where the obstacle usually sits, which is why it addresses parents first.
Because young people do have responsibilities in this, and limits — and a lecture that told them only that their parents were wrong would produce resentment rather than marriages.
Both sides are given their part, which is the only version of this argument that changes anything in a family.
Parents of teenagers and young adults, young Muslims themselves, and imams who are asked about this constantly and find both parties in the room.
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