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Should a suitor prioritize marriage in his home country, preferring to safeguard his chastity and be near his family, or should he remain in a foreign land for a job with higher financial returns?

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Marriage is recommended, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O young people, whoever among you can afford to marry, let him do so, for it helps him lower his gaze and guard his chastity. And whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for it will be a shield for him." In marriage, there is blessing, psychological stability, and abstinence from the unlawful. It is also a cause of wealth and sustenance, as Allah Almighty stated: "And among His Signs is this, that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may dwell in tranquility with them; and He put love and mercy between you," and "And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty." Ibn Abbas, Ibn Mas'ud, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, and Omar ibn Al-Khattab interpreted this verse to mean that wealth comes through marriage. This wealth is linked to the will of Allah Almighty. Therefore, one should hasten to marry as long as it is possible, and solitude should not be an impediment; for the blessing, psychological stability, and chastity gained from marriage compensate for any material deficiency.

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