Role of 'Equality' in marriage

عقدِ نکاح میں ’کفاءت‘ کی معنویت و کردار

Abstract

Islamic law recommends early marriage for a boy or a girl after puberty. When choosing a girl for a boy or a boy for a girl, what attributes should they have in common so that the couple can be considered equal? In this regard, the jurists of Islam have relied on a number of things, such as religion, lineage, wealth, and profession. This article examines the details that the Fuqaha have. And is it obligatory to keep these things in mind or considered mustahab for marriage? In many Ahadith, several things have been pointed out in connection with equality. What is the status of this hadeeth? If a marriage takes place in which equality is not considered and the spouses are not equal, then do they have the right to annul the marriage or not? In the opinion of some jurists, equality in marriage contracts is not valid at all. Because Islam has given the basic status to religion, other things are additional that have no permanent status.