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Marry the one who is fertile and loving
Narrated Ma'qil bin Yasar may Allah be pleased with him:
A man came to the Messenger of Allah, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said: 'I have found a woman who is from a good family and of good status, but she does not bear children, should I marry her?' He told him not to. Then he came to him a second time and he told him not to (marry her). Then he came to him a third time and he told him not to (marry her), then he said: 'Marry the one who is fertile and loving, for I will boast of your great numbers.'"
Multiplication is one of the greatest fruits of marriage and one of the most important purposes. Rather, it is the original purpose and the other purposes follow it. Multiplication is a communal obligation in the sense that if all people refused to multiply, all of them will be considered sinners.
This is because procreation is the preservation of the offspring and the continuation of the humanity until Allah inherits the earth and whatever is on it.
For this purpose, Allah legislated marriage and established a strict and precise system that guarantees the rights of each spouse in the light of affection and compassion, and urged them to give birth in a manner that fulfills their desire and so that they thank Allah for it.
The Prophet (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"'Marry the one who is fertile and loving, for I will boast of your great numbers."
This commandment decisively forbids marrying a sterile who can not give birth.
The " loving " this word shows her great affection for her husband and his family, her neighbors and her relatives. She is friendly by nature. It is clear that pretending to love people will soon be known to people as false, then her husband and his family will not feel comfortable with her.
The fertile woman is the one who have many children so that her husband is pleased with her. Many people still love males more than their love for females, although the females are good for their parents in this world and in the Hereafter, if they knew.
The Messenger of Allah – may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- encourages men to marry this type of women in order to have the good offspring, of which he will boast the nations on the Day of Resurrection.
The wicked offspring is not meant in this Hadith because the Messenger of Allah – may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him- described them to be scum and rubbish like that carried down by a torrent.
