Late Marriage in Islam: Malaysia as a Case Study

Abstract

The construction of a society can never be formed without having special reference to a conjugal institution. Introducing marriage practice into one’s life will extremely shows the readiness someone has in the erection of an ideal Muslim home. A full Islamic compliance vicinity cannot be achieved automatically at the rising stage, unless if all the expected outcomes are properly affixed at the root level. In this regard, every Muslims are encouraged to attach serious attention to marriage at the early period so as to get rid of western and other religion ideologies of being lonely and indirectly committing fornication in the society. Noticeably, vividly looking at the current norms in Malaysia, research clearly reveals several techniques in which youths of nowadays are using in order to avoid early marriage in their life. Does that connotes that they are matured and skilled enough to compose their minds from thinking of misdeed conducts, or that they are capable of defending themselves from committing adulteries? Therefore, this paper aims to address issues that are interconnected with late marriage concept. The discussion in this paper will entails comparative study of how the old and present generation conceived the importance of marriage in their respective era. Is late marriage considered as an illegal action in their different generations, or categorized as an incompatible deed within the scope of the existing religion and culture during their dissimilar periods. More so, juristic views on delaying marriage in Islam will be expatiated in breadth. The paper will also extend its argument to the negative consequences that may arose under the tenet of Islam in the event of neglecting or postponing wedlock in someone’s life. At the same time, investigation of early and contemporary scholars will also be conducted so as to present a very suitable remedy to this widespread trend among the youths of Malaysia. Finally, suggestions, recommendations and conclusion will be used to summarize the whole arguments and offer rooms for further discussions to the prospective researchers regarding this topic.