[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.46,0:00:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Hassan Ilyas] I begin in the name \Nof Allah, most gracious, forever merciful. Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.39,0:00:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peace be upon you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.69,0:00:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you go to the internet, Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.54,0:00:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see the questions of people\Non different religious websites, Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.86,0:00:22.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we ourselves experience\Nthis day in and day out, Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.99,0:00:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because people approach us for religious \Nguidance in various matters, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.28,0:00:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then most of those issues and questions\Nare related to family and marital affairs. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.45,0:00:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Issues like a husband who has \Ndivorced his wife in anger, Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.18,0:00:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a dispute between husband and wife on \Nwhether or not the wife can have a job? Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.12,0:00:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or a question like, should husband and\Nwife live in a joint family with parents, Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.37,0:00:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the wife is demanding \Nfor a separate living? Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.56,0:00:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or disagreements that have arisen \Nover the birth of children. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.23,0:01:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or the issue that a husband wants to go \Nabroad to study but the wife doesn't Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.18,0:01:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to leave her parents\Nin their home country. Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.52,0:01:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are dozens of such issues of the \Nyoung Muslim married couples Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.36,0:01:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are received day and night. Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.21,0:01:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And these are the issues and\Ndisputes, because of which Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.25,0:01:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the institution of a family is ultimately\Nled to ruin and destruction. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.67,0:01:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I usually interact with young people, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.36,0:01:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I directly hear and \Nunderstand these issues, Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.29,0:01:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so during this time period, \Nan idea developed in my mind. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.48,0:01:40.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think that if that idea is \Nfurther scrutinized and reformed, Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.94,0:01:45.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then perhaps that could lead to\Nsome improvement in the future. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.38,0:01:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that idea is that when a Muslim \Nman and woman wants to get married, Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.27,0:01:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then at the time of a marriage, \Nthere happens to be a Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.86,0:01:57.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marriage certificate which you sign. Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.74,0:02:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though a box happens to be drawn\Non that marriage certificate so that Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.46,0:02:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any conditions, or obligations or any \Ncompulsory duties that you want to set, Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.17,0:02:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be written in that box. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.14,0:02:14.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in our culture, that box is cut out\Nwith slanting lines because it is thought Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.68,0:02:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you demand something on\Nthat occasion, then it is seen as Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.08,0:02:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an attempt to create a kind of rift at the\Nvery beginning of a relationship. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.13,0:02:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my opinion, this is a very \Nwrong attitude and tradition. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.20,0:02:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tradition should be revived. Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.96,0:02:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if this revision may not happen\Nin the marriage certificate, Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.72,0:02:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as that has now become a cultural\Nidentity and a cultural status, Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.99,0:02:44.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but every man and woman should\Ntogether sign a mutual agreement. Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.53,0:02:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, before marriage, there \Nshould be an agreement, Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.29,0:02:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which could be a legal document in which\Nyou make some people as witnesses, Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.43,0:02:56.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that agreement should be signed\Nbetween a boy and a girl. Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.79,0:03:01.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some basic things in that\Nagreement that need to be agreed upon. Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.83,0:03:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a husband should write \Nin the agreement that if he ever, having Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.27,0:03:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been overcome by an emotional state or \Nas a reaction, or if under any depression, Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.79,0:03:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says the word "divorce" to his wife, then\Nthat must not be considered as divorce, Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.18,0:03:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until he consciously divorces his wife in \Na written format and by making the Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.83,0:03:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family members from both \Nthe sides as witnesses. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.36,0:03:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, in our culture, you know that the\Nword 'divorce' Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.97,0:03:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a placeholder for using expletives. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.90,0:03:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a man gets angry, he even utters the\Nword "Divorce" along with the verbal abuse Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.67,0:03:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then he would regret and say, "No, I \Ndidn't mean to divorce my wife, Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.41,0:03:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just said that in anger, in order \Nto teach her a lesson that Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.74,0:03:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can divorce her as well. Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.38,0:03:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for God's sake, nullify my divorce as \NI don't want to divorce my wife." Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.93,0:03:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's why it is important that \Na man should first clarify this that Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.93,0:04:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he ever uttered this nonsensical word\Nto his wife, then his saying and statement Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.70,0:04:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that his divorce should not be \Nconsidered until he divorces his wife Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.23,0:04:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in normal circumstances and \Nin a normal state of mind, Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.93,0:04:11.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making his wife's parents and his own \Nparents as witnesses to his divorce. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.95,0:04:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So till then every utterance of divorce \Nfrom him should be null and void. Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.84,0:04:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This kind of an agreement should be\Nthere. Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.74,0:04:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when someone in anger or as a \Nreactionary response utters this word, Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.72,0:04:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then he should retreat from this, rather\Nthis should be written in that agreement Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.55,0:04:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if one ever did such a mistake, \Nthen one would pay the fine for it. Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.70,0:04:35.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should also be written in the agreement\Nthat one is making it incumbent upon Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.100,0:04:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oneself and promising it that one will \Neither fast for these many days Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.35,0:04:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or will pay this much of ransom \Nor will pay the fine to one's wife, Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.98,0:04:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if one utters such a word. Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.37,0:04:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, if this is imposed then the man\Nwill have this in mind that it's of no use Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.26,0:04:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to utter the word "divorce" in place \Nof some verbal abuse in anger and Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.80,0:04:58.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the contrary, it will be harmful. Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.57,0:05:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thus, because of it, that immediate \Nreaction which shatter families, Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.57,0:05:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will come to an end and it will also \Nbecome the means to save such families. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.40,0:05:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise, the issue of where will \Nthe wife live after the marriage Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.00,0:05:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should also be decided. Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.75,0:05:17.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This should be decided before the\Nmarriage not after the marriage. Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.69,0:05:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's because you already \Nknow things like your income, Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.21,0:05:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the condition of your parents, whether \Nthey are old, alone or helpless. Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.78,0:05:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or are you the only person \Nto support them? Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.62,0:05:30.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If yes, then tell this to your\Nspouse before marriage, Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.37,0:05:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,write it in that agreement that\Nyou will be living in a joint family. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.59,0:05:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, as far as this issue is concerned\Nthat conditions don't remain the same, Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.95,0:05:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then such exceptions are everywhere. Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.89,0:05:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it should be clear what the overall \Norientation before the marriage was. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.60,0:05:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is fine if you may have had separate\Nliving quarters before marriage, Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if the situation arises such that Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.31,0:05:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to make your wife \Nto live with her in-laws, Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.86,0:05:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then at that time, you will talk to her, \Nconvince her by saying, Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.71,0:05:57.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Alright, I had made an agreement\Nwith you to live separately, Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.02,0:05:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so now I am leaving this thing to your\Ndiscretion, if you want to support me, Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.31,0:06:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then that's a great thing. Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.81,0:06:03.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This should also be written\Nin that agreement. Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.02,0:06:06.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be decided in advance that \Nwhether the wife will live with you Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.48,0:06:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,independently or with her in-laws. Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.31,0:06:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly, the third thing is that it \Nshould also be decided that Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.40,0:06:19.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they both will plan for the birth\Nof a child with mutual consent, Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.75,0:06:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the life orientation of both \Nof them for that should be clear. Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.10,0:06:26.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does the boy immediately wants a child? Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.07,0:06:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If yes, then let him clear \Nthis before marriage Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.83,0:06:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he wants a child as soon as possible. Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.76,0:06:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if the girl wants to say that \N"No, I am not mentally ready for it yet, Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.59,0:06:39.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I want to enjoy life and to \Nexperience the situation for now. Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.81,0:06:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will plan for it in near future", Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.54,0:06:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then let her express her wish\Nbefore the marriage. Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.94,0:06:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you don't do this, Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.80,0:06:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then this conflict will take place in \Na few days after the marriage. Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.55,0:06:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your in-laws will start expressing their \Nwish for the birth of their grandchild, Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.20,0:06:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to fulfill their desire\Nto play with the baby. Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.14,0:06:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you on the other hand, will have \Nquarrels at the beginning Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.18,0:07:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of your marriage and life will become\Ncomplicated and troublesome. Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.73,0:07:05.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this must be decided in advance.\NSimilarly, a man and woman should Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.16,0:07:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also decide what their overall educational\Nand social background is? Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.89,0:07:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have they moved forward since childhood \Nwith this passion to make a name for Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.59,0:07:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,themselves in some field, \Nto move forward and to work? Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.17,0:07:19.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, a woman worked hard right \Nfrom her childhood and then got an Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.71,0:07:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,admission in a medical college on merit\Nand finally became a doctor. Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.74,0:07:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now that she is married, her husband\Nis not allowing her to do her job. Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.91,0:07:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this must be decided in advance because\None is educated before the marriage. Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.16,0:07:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it must be written in advance that \N"I am a doctor and I want to do my job, Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.28,0:07:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there can arise this and this\Ncomplication because of my job, Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.37,0:07:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I am only marrying on the condition\Nthat you'll adjust or manage this thing." Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.94,0:07:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these are few things that \NI have mentioned very briefly. Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.07,0:07:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So everyone depending on their \Ncircumstances, their background, Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.34,0:07:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their economic condition, can mutually\Nshare such conditions with their spouse. Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.65,0:08:03.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the thing is that words are left in \Nthe air. Only the written words matter. Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.43,0:08:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guidance from Allah in this regard is\Nalso to write down such things in order. Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.88,0:08:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is because when the conflict arises,\Nat that time, things like understanding, Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.27,0:08:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mutual respect, etc. become \Nmeaningless. They don't work. Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.12,0:08:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On such occasions, it is a written \Ndocument that works. Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.06,0:08:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I will advice this thing \Nparticularly to women, Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.55,0:08:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a man still has a privilege\Nto marry to a second wife. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.96,0:08:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if the woman has delivered a child,\Nand if a conflict arose after that, Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.83,0:08:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then where will she go? Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.58,0:08:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hence, she must have the privilege to draw\Nher husband's attention to the agreement Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.73,0:08:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they had agreed upon. Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.33,0:08:37.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as far as the issue of divorce goes, Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.29,0:08:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then that should be declared \Nas null and void by men. Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.20,0:08:43.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is, the divorce from a man \Nshould not be considered, Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.88,0:08:45.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if he keeps uttering \Nthis word everyday. Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.48,0:08:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if he says it in anger or in a state\Nof intoxication or when overcome, Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.79,0:08:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or as a reactionary response\Nor in any depression, Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.23,0:08:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then no divorce will take place,\Nuntil he makes his wife's father, Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.73,0:08:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his own father as witnesses to \Nhis saying that he is divorcing her. Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.55,0:09:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know this that a familial life is\Nformed by living with friendship, love, Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.08,0:09:10.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affection, trust, loving relationships\Nand by supporting each other. Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.88,0:09:15.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is also a given fact that life comes \Nwith situations of ups and downs. Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.21,0:09:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the marriage is not any business \Ndeal whose pros and cons, Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.45,0:09:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nitty-gritty you will decide. Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.31,0:09:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, you should have clarity \Nregarding those basic issues, Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.28,0:09:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that may arise the next day\Nafter the marriage. Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.66,0:09:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let me say that if there happened to \Nbe this clarity of issues between couples, Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.20,0:09:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you will resolve those disputes\Nand conflicts which may arise, Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.38,0:09:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this light and this spirit, saying that\Nwe are not for creating conflicts, Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.13,0:09:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather we are for resolving conflicts. Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.94,0:09:49.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I will advocate for having a proforma\Nor a document to be signed by Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.94,0:09:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every Muslim boy and Muslim girl\Nbefore getting married, Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.51,0:09:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to make witnesses\Non it and say that, Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.60,0:10:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We are deciding this thing by consensus\Nin such and such matter, Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.09,0:10:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if there is ever any \Ndisagreement in them, Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.38,0:10:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we will revise this document again\Nunder the guidance of these same elders. Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.43,0:10:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, if the situation \Nof the boy worsened, Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.85,0:10:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if he needed to shift \Nto his parent's home, Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.26,0:10:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then he should make a request to \Nhis wife, he should talk to her. Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.23,0:10:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He should not intimidate her, \Nor threaten her of the divorce, Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.56,0:10:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say that "I had agreed on these terms\Nin those circumstances, so then come on, Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.50,0:10:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we will be with parents and will revise\Nthe document by your permission, Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.70,0:10:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,otherwise I have no \Nother option left." Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.70,0:10:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is the thing due to which I think\Nbig conflicts can be reduced. Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.78,0:10:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Aqoolu qawli haaza wa astagfirullah li wa\Nlakum walisairil muslimin."