Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

Certain Sunnahs about marriage

1. To marry is a sunnah for a man of means.
2. To marry as soon as adulthood has been reached is sunnah.
3. To send a formal proposal before nikah (marriage) is a sunnah.
4. To send marriage proposal from either side is a sunnah.
5. To look for pious and good (woman) is sunnah.
6. To marry four women at the same time is permissible according to the QURAAN and sunnah provided one is able to deal with them justly.
7. To marry a widow is a sunnah.
8. To marry in the month of Shawalul Mukarram is Sunnah and is desirable. It brings blessings.
9. To marry on Friday brings blessings is a sunnah.
10. To announce solemnization of marriage is a sunnah.
11. To hold the nikah ceremony (declaration and acceptance) in a mosque is a sunnah.
12. To hold the nikah ceremony with simplicity and without any pomp and show is a sunnah.
13. To fix a dower is a sunnah but it should not be beyond one’s means and should not be less than ten Uqiyah (40 dirhams)
14. Both kinds of dower Muwajjal (deffered) and Mu’ajjal (prompt) are valid.