Imam Ahmad (r) was asked about the one who only has enough money for either marriage or to perform Hajj, so he said: ❝If he cannot be patient then he should marry and leave Hajj [until he is able to afford it in the future].❞ [Reported by Abu Bakr al-Khalal]
❝Many women in our times, when they leave the house to go to the bathhouse they wear every fine garment they own but when they are at home they wear their worst clothes.❞ — Imām Ibn al-Mibrad al-Hanbalī (r) [d. 909 AH] This extends also to the husbands, to look after yourselves for your wives. […]
If someone gets married for only a specified time or he intends to divorce after a period of time (even if not stated in the contract), such as someone who goes abroad for a period of time and decides to marry temporarily while he is there; these are all prohibited and invalid marriages according to […]
❝Imam Ahmad (r) said, ‘When a man asks for a woman’s hand in marriage he should inquire about her beauty; if he is pleased, he should ask about her religiosity; if he is pleased, he should marry her and if he isn’t pleased then his rejection is based on (him not being satisfied with her) […]