A bride and groom want to never consummate marriage Fatwa No: 234940
- Fatwa Date:12-1-2014
Assalamualaikum, Is it haram to NEVER consummate a marriage? What is if this condition was mentioned to the groom before marriage and he agreed to it?Is it wrong, if the couple decides to get married only to complete half of their deen and not to engage in reproduction or intimacy ?
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger. If what is meant by not consummating the marriage is that the spouses do not enjoy each other, then such a condition is invalid because it runs counter to the purpose of the marriage contract; however, it does not affect the validity of the marriage if the prescribed conditions of the marriage contract are met. Please refer to Fatwa 131714. One should seek to achieve the objectives of marriage if possible, such as keeping oneself chaste, having many offspring and other virtuous objectives of marriage which we have already clarified in Fatwa 91412. A Muslim achieving half of the religion by getting married is related to guarding chastity and thus attaining piety. Al-Munaawi said in Faidh Al-Qadeer: “Abu Haatim said: 'What keeps one's religion correct in general is his private parts and his stomach, and marriage suffices for one of those.'” On the other hand, abandoning intercourse is permissible if the person is not afraid of temptation; however, it is a right of each spouse on the other so it is not permissible to withhold it without his/her consent. Also, totally abandoning procreation is not permissible except for a necessity. For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 86253 and 86967. Allaah Knows best.