When is nikaah compulsory

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Q: What is sunnah, farz or wajib marriage and what are the rules and conditions please?

Bismillaah

A: When a person reaches a point where he cannot control his desires and there is a fear of falling into sin then it will be compulsory for such a person to enter into nikaah. If one has not reached such a stage then it will be sunnat for him to enter into nikaah if he has the means to do so.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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