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Why did Allah create marriage? We cannot speak for Allah, but we can theorize and reflect on this question.

For starters, marriage is so important to the human condition that Allah has made it so that, if a person has the means to marry and has no fear of mistreating his wife or of committing unlawful acts if he does marry, then marriage in this case is mustahabb (preferred). Allah made marriage an obligation upon those who are able.

There are many benefits that marriage brings to the dunya (i.e. worldly benefits). Marriage not only completes our deen but protects it as well. Through marriage we have the ability to procreate and keep the human race alive. As women, we ourselves are provided for and taken care of through marriage.

We know that husband and wife in the dunya will be husband and wife in Jannah (Paradise). And Jannah is a place of nothing but rewards. There are no obligations in Paradise, no worldly benefits. So why does the marriage remain intact then once we've reached Jannah? Maybe it is because a husband and wife are the purest companions to each other. Their companionship is so pure that it lasts into and throughout Jannah, the most pure place. In Jannah, where you get all that your heart desires, you will also get your spouse. Subhanallah