Marriage is an important event in life that someone will be going through when he is at the rights age and financially capable. There are many issues regarding marriage, one of them being the status of a woman you’re going to marry. As everyone knows, we can’t choose to whom we’re falling in love. So that you can’t help it but sincerely falling in love to a widow and willing to marry her.
However, the society has an extreme view of a widow because she has no husband by her side. Marrying a widow brings certain responsibility, especially when she already has children from the previous marriage.
Then again, widow and their children (in this case are orphans) has a special place in Islam that whoever take care of them will be granted with tremendous rewards. It is many of the benefits of marrying a widow in Islam. Never mind about the social status because the Prophet himself married widow to take care of them and their children.
Here are some of the benefits of marrying a widow in Islam:
1. Fulfilling Half of the Religion
Marriage is considered as a good deed in Islam that whoever gets married is fulfilling half of the religion. Marriage is sunnah in Islam and the union between two person is hugely blessed by Allah SWT. Also read: Virtue of Marrying on Shawwal Month
2. Spending the Whole Night and Day Worshiping
Marrying a widow means taking care of her. The rewards are equal with worshiping Allah for the whole day and night. Also read: Importance of Faith in Islam
“One who cares for widows and the poor is like those who fight in the way of Allah or those who spend their days fasting and their nights praying.” (Bukhari)
3. Taking Care of the Orphans
If the widow already has children from her previous marriage and they are orphan, marrying the mother means taking care of them too. Which considered as good deeds in Islam. Also read: Rights of Orphans in Islam
“I and the caretaker of the orphan will enter Paradise together like this, raising (by way of illustration) his forefinger and middle finger jointly, leaving no space in between.” (Bukhari)
4. Committing a Good Deed
There are many ways to do good deeds in Islam, some of them is taking care of the widow and the orphans. Marrying a widow makes you gain many blessings from Allah SWT, from fulfilling the sunnah to doing good deeds for taking care of them. Also read: Ways To Earn Good Deeds In Islam
Reported by Abu Hurayra (RA), the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“One who cares for widows and the poor is like those who fight in the way of Allah or those who spend their days fasting and their nights praying.” (Bukhari)
5. Fulfilling the Rights of a Widow
Widow is very special in Islam. She has certain rights to be fulfilled such as being protected and the right to get remarried again. Whoever doesn’t fulfill the widow’s right committing a sin. Thus, a man who is marrying a widow has to fulfill all of her right and he will be given many rewards in return. Also read: Rights of a Widow in Islam
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6. Fulfilling the Rights of the Orphan
Not only fulfilling the rights of a widow, but a man should fulfill the orphan’s right. Double the responsibility means double the rewards. Allah SWT has also written inside the Quran,
“And they feed, for the love of Allah, the poor, the orphan, and the captive…” [76:8]
7. Following the Steps of the Prophet
When the Prophet (peace be upon him) lived, he took care of the widow by marrying them, so that he could support their life. If a man is marrying a widow, he has following the Prophet’s deed under a good intention. Also read: Akhlaq of Prophet Muhammad
8. Lighten the Burden of a Widow
Being a widow must be very hard. She has to figure out how to make a living, especially when the wealth his late husband leave is not much. Marrying her will be lightening her burden a lot since she doesn’t have to take car of everything on her own. Also read: Benefits of Marrying an Orphan in Islam
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More Things on Marrying a Widow in Islam
Widow has certain rights in Islam, and among them is the right to get remarried again. Thus, when a widow get remarried, her husband should know some important things below before officially make her his wife.
- Love Her Children Like Your Own
If a widow has orphan children from the previous marriage, then the man who is going to marry her should fulfill the rights of the orphan children as well. He must love them sincerely and take them as his own children. Even if later he has children of his own, he shouldn’t treat them any different.
- Marry Her After the Iddah Period
A widow should stay at home for 3 months after her husband died. It’s called the period of iddah. A widow could get remarried again once the period is over.
- Treat Her with Kindness
For she is about to be your wife, you have to treat them with kindness and caress them with love. Thus the marriage will be blessed and insya Allah lasted until Jannah.
- Suffice All Her Needs
Make sure the widow isn’t short of anything after she gets married to you. You have to be financially settled first before marrying a widow since her children later will also be under your responsibility.
Turns out there are many benefits of marrying a widow in Islam. It considered as doing good deeds, moreover if the widow has orphan children. As long as the widow is a decent woman, she may brings you closer to Jannah.