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“O young men, whoever among you can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the gaze and guarding one’s chastity.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5065)and Muslim (1400).

Ibn Mas’u d, may Allah be pleased with said, “Even if only ten days of my life remained, I would still get married because I would not like to meet Allah unmarried.” He also said, “Seek wealth through marriage in conformity with the words of Allah”.

"If they are poor Allah will enrich them from His overflowing favour” (Surah an Noor: Ayah 32)”.

Afaf means purity in Arabic and the aim behind Afaf Matrimonials is to encourage the generation of today to get married the correct Islamic way inshaAllah, which is the purest way. Afaf Matrimonials was originally approved in, set up and launched in Regents Park Mosque/The Islamic Cultural Centre in 2009 and has been independently run online since late 2010. It is the only marriage service that was given permission to run there due to its Islamic and genuine nature. We launched in online in 2010 so that we could reach out to more Muslims on a larger scale. We have provided this matrimonial service that holds onto Islamic values and follows the Sunna of our beloved Prophet s.a.w for our brothers and sisters to help them gain blessings inshaAllah in their marriages and in their choice of partners. The Quran verse and hadith below make it clear that it is important to follow the Quran and Sunna and that if one does so, paradise will be promised to them inshaAllah.

"And whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger will be admitted to Gardens under which river flow, to abide therein and that will be the great success. And whosoever disobeys Allaah and His Messenger, and transgress His Limits, He will cast him into the Fire, to abide therein, and he shall have a disgraceful torment." (Surah An-Nisa 13-14)

Abu Hurayrah (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: "All of my Ummah will enter Paradise except those that refuse. Those who were with him (the Sahaabah) said, "And who will refuse?" He (SAW) said: Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise and whoever disobeys me will have refused." (Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Muslim Matrimonial sites are growing in numbers but they are accessible to everyone, genuine or not, with good or bad intentions, which makes them risky to use. A man is happier when he has a wife and a woman happier when she has a husband and together, man and wife are stronger financially, socially, and spiritually; but how do you find the right mate the correct Islamic way in an increasingly Westernized world?

Afaf has been set up for single Muslims who are finding it difficult to meet a spouse in a halal environment, those who do not wish to join open marriage events or free mix in social events. The project has had hard work put into it, in order to create a matrimonial service that complies very well with the Quran and Sunna. Afaf encourages men to approach sisters in a halal way through the Wali first. It will solve many problems that are derived from fitna inshallah when being able to freely communicate with the brother/sister without consulting her Wali beforehand.

By getting married, you will be protecting yourself, lowering your gaze and closing the door to one of the greatest means by which the shaytaan deceives people. You may not feel the seriousness of that now, but fitnah may come from places a person does not realize, so you should be keen to close the door before it is opened.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (20/421): "What is required is to hasten to get married, and no young man or young woman should delay marriage for the sake of studies and work, because marriage does not prevent any such thing. It is possible for a young man to get married in order to protect his religious commitment and morals, and enable him to lower his gaze. Marriage serves many purposes, especially in this day and age. Because delaying it is harmful for both young women and young men, every young man and every young woman should hasten to get married if there is a man who is compatible with the woman, and if a man can find the right woman."