Celibacy And Spinsterhood And Their Related Rulings (A Disruption Of The Sustainability Of Progeny, An Asceticism Contrary To Innate Nature, And A Harm To Human WellBeing)

Abstract

Spinsterhood and bachelorhood are considered global phenomena, where a large segment of people in Western, Islamic, and Arab societies have not entered into marriage relationship, and have accepted a life of singleness, both males and females. Many females do not have anyone proposing to them, thus entering into the realm of spinsterhood. These two phenomena have many causes elucidated by this research. Islamic law strongly encourages marriage, considers deliberate abandonment of it a form of monasticism incompatible with sound natural disposition, encourages seeking a righteous and religious woman, and opens the door to polygamy under its regulations to mitigate the problem of spinsterhood. There is a set of legal rules and observed etiquette, indicating Sharia’s care for the segment of singles and spinsters.
The research objectives are mainly:
1. To provide legal answers to many questions concerning spinsterhood and bachelorhood.
2. To gather a set of rulings and scattered regulations related to this topic in one place.
3. To prove the Sharia’s ability to provide appropriate solutions to people's new life situations.
The research reached several important results and valid recommendations