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Poll – Fatima Al-HadidiMarriage and building a family is a fundamental pillar in the growth and stability of society. However, the phenomena that we are witnessing in recent years in wedding ceremonies, including burdensome costs and the setting of a set of dowry conditions, have presented a challenge to those approaching marriage and have increased divorce rates in recent times. According to statistical data issued by the National Center for Statistics, the number of marriage contracts registered with notary departments has increased to 23,117 contracts during the year 2025, compared to 17,000. And 896 contracts in 2024, and 14 thousand and 716 contracts in 2023, recording a growth of 57 percent in two years. In contrast, the number of divorce documents increased to 4 thousand and 208 documents during the year 2025, compared to 4 thousand and 122 documents in 2024, and 3 thousand and 828 documents in 2023, achieving a growth of 9.9 percent during the same period. Psychologist Nawar Al-Jamoudi believes that facilitating the costs of marriage is one of the factors that support psychological and family stability, as it has a positive impact in alleviating the financial pressures that may accompany the beginnings of married life. She stressed that the decline of financial burdens contributes to enhancing the feeling of security and reassurance, and allows the couple to focus on building a relationship based on understanding and cooperation away from concerns about debts and financial obligations. She explained that the exaggeration in wedding costs and the social competition that accompanies them Comparisons related to appearances may impose increasing psychological pressure on the spouses, which may be reflected in the quality of the relationship between them, and contribute to the emergence of disputes resulting from tension and psychological instability. She pointed out that the simplicity of holding weddings helps direct attention towards the essence of the marital relationship instead of preoccupation with the formal aspects. She added that the high costs of marriage and its delay may leave psychological and social effects on young people, represented by a feeling of frustration, anxiety and constant pressure, in addition to the burdens imposed by repeated societal questions. Additional psychology, indicating that consumer culture and the images and manifestations provided by social media have contributed to changing the view of some young people on marriage, and linking its success to the amount of spending and the cost of the celebration. Al-Jamoudi stressed that the family has a pivotal role in relieving psychological pressures on children about to get married, by containing them, listening to their fears, and providing moral and material support when needed, stressing the importance of consolidating the culture of easy marriage by spreading awareness of the importance of building a family and providing successful models that confirm that the value of marriage lies in psychological stability and compatibility. And emotional, and not exaggerating the costs. She pointed out that society and the media have an important role to play in correcting the concept of the “ideal marriage” and highlighting the positive experiences of easy weddings, stressing that simple beginnings contribute to strengthening the spirit of responsibility and partnership between spouses, and that family stability begins with the quality of the relationship based on understanding, respect and cooperation, not from the size of the celebration or the manifestations of extravagance accompanying it. Marwa bint Marhoon Al-Siyabi, a religious counselor, shared her opinion on the subject of marriage. Al-Mayasar said: Islam sees easy marriage as a protective pyramid and a system of safety and protection for society. It is not just a precautionary method with a lower cost. It is a marriage in which material obligations are facilitated and covered with the greatest amount of value and human appreciation so that the doors to permissibility remain easy for everyone without obstacles. The dowry was made to create friendship and alliance, and the lower the dowry, the closer it is to the Sunnah of the Beloved Chosen One, may God bless him and grant him peace. Blessing and fruitfulness in married life are linked to ease of expenses. Facilitating marriage is the basis for preserving the morals of society and the chastity of its youth, and being very careful not to make material procedures difficult, as they do not build society, but rather threaten societal stability. Al-Siyabiyah added that legitimate facilitation of marriage preserves the publicity of marriage with joy and moderate joy, and does not encourage extravagance, debt, and excessive showiness. As for unfairness, it means dropping the prestige and value of the contract or offering a dowry that is insulting to the girl and her family, and this contradicts the purpose of Sharia law in celebrating. By marriage and announcing it with kindness. Sharia law emphasizes the goal of moderation and moderation, but the injustice that degrades the value of marriage is not recommended facilitation. Upscale and polite facilitation does not mean a violation of women’s rights, nor does it mean a violation of the authentic and good Omani traditions, but rather it is a relief from the cost and financial burden. Al-Siyabiyya stressed that reducing costs shortens the years of waiting and accumulating money for marriage, and enables young people to direct their energies at the beginning. Their lives towards production and stability. Facilitating the means of chastity and protection is a societal duty that must be carried out by guardians, because making marriage difficult is one of its causes that opens the doors to social corruption. As for the conditions that burden the suitor and the accumulation of pre-nuptial requests, such as gifts and requirements that are redundant to the need, facilitating the costs of marriage would open thousands of stable Omani homes annually. Al-Siyabiya believed that the purposes of marriage in Islam are housing, affection, and mercy, but when this marriage begins with an expensive bill and debts, psychological housing becomes a dream, not a reality, because what is replaced by fear, anxiety, and mutual blame between the two parties, so the marital relationship is transformed due to exaggeration in dowries and exaggeration in wedding parties. Exaggeration in formalities, from a strict covenant based on compassion, contentment, and reassured housing, to quick sensitivities, disagreements, and resentment in the hearts, removes the blessing at the beginning of married life and thus leads to early divorce. Facilitating marriage in the Prophetic Sunnah.. In the noble Prophetic Sunnah, Marwa mentioned that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, used to instill facilitation in marriage in order to break down class differences; The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, married his daughter, Mrs. Fatima Al-Zahra, may God be pleased with her, with a simple dowry, which is that Ali, may God be pleased with him, said: I married Fatima, may God be pleased with her. I said: O Messenger of God, son of me. He said: Give her something. I said: I have nothing! He said: Where is your Hathmiya armor? I said: I have it. He said: So give it to him. And the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, said to a man: Get married, even with an iron ring, so that he instills that value and investment are in the human metal and not in material appearances. The first Islamic society was founded during the life of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and the Companions, may God be pleased with them, on chastity and simplicity in marriage. The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, would bless and facilitate marriage contracts with the least amount of goods to build a society based on affection and harmony. The family and proper upbringing… Al-Siyabiyya continued her talk about the impact of the family on marriage in the future and said: The impact is clear in establishing the family on a solid and stable base; It begins with clean, debt-free finances, which contributes to investing financial income in building a stable, independent and secure home for the future. The absence of debt also results in mental clarity, inner peace, reassurance, security, and emotional stability for both spouses. She added that the family is the first foundation; When the father or guardian goes beyond the mentality of ostentation and imitation, and focuses on religion, morals, and the ability of the young man proposing marriage to make his daughter happy, and when he waives the costly conditions, and when the mother has a fundamental role in protecting her daughter from the manifestations of showiness and imitation, and educating her that the wedding night is a gateway to a long life’s journey, and teaching her to use her conscious mind to preserve her husband’s money and housing, then here becomes clear the parental responsibility that requires focusing on the importance of raising sons and daughters in simplicity and contentment, and above social ostentation. Because this is one of the requirements of sound faith. Awareness. Al-Siyabi concluded her talk about the role of religious institutions in raising awareness of the importance of easy marriage and said: This comes by working on drafting awareness seminars, speeches and lectures that establish the importance of easy weddings, while mentioning real stories and situations of families formed on easy weddings and families formed on the expense of expensive expenses that occurred on the ground in society. As for community institutions, such as charitable teams and others, they have a role in facilitating marriage in the states. This lies in setting dowry ceilings and preventing extravagance in hospitality and halls. It is also important to organize and encourage “group weddings” a lot because they show solidarity, cooperation, sophistication and civility. Among the successful examples of group weddings, what the state of Bidiya witnessed last June was the 17th group wedding, and the 17th group wedding this year included 74 brides and grooms, which reflects the community’s unity. And his support for the group wedding project organized by the Bidiya Volunteer Team, and with this community support this project has continued and developed since its launch in 2012 AD. Rashid Al Hajri, a member of the Board of Directors of the Bidiya Volunteer Team, said: Since its founding in 2012 AD, the Bidiya Volunteer Team has adopted the group wedding project, to achieve cooperation and solidarity among the people of the state, as the team is keen to involve the families of the grooms and other local community institutions such as sports teams and the Omani Women’s Association, with the team members. In implementing the work of the group wedding committee. Al-Hajri added that the mass wedding in the state of Bidiya enjoys generous support from government institutions, led by the office of the Governor of North Al-Sharqiyah Governorate, represented by the office of His Excellency the Governor of Bidiya, Chairman of the Social Committee, and from local community institutions and charitable donors who support the team’s activities, including sheikhs, notables and philanthropists from the state of Bidiya. Al-Hajri stressed that the mass wedding in the state of Bidiya has contributed to changing the traditional image of weddings, through thoughtful organization, responsible teamwork, and commitment to the principles of wise Sharia law. In regulating expenses and controlling them with fixed controls without disturbing the Omani hospitality. He pointed out the necessity of establishing the image of marriage as an individual right and a social duty, and a community occasion in which members of society cooperate to raise the spirit of moral responsibility among the newlyweds and their families for the success of building families that contribute to their society in a positive way. Thus is the tree of volunteer work that bears fruit every time, with the permission of its Lord, in goodness, goodness and blessings. Al-Hajri stated that the Bidiya volunteer team aims to spread the culture of volunteer work and instill a spirit Community cooperation among community members. As well as encouraging benefactors and charitable people to contribute to financing the organization of the mass wedding, by demonstrating the virtue and impact of their charity in forming new families in society, which contribute to its growth and progress. As well as educating newlyweds on the foundations of building a decent family and methods of making married life happy and successful. In addition to encouraging small and medium-sized enterprise owners in the state and supporting them by assigning them some of the organizing work, such as filming, live broadcasting over the Internet, and providing hospitality and dinner. Al-Hajri concluded his talk about the challenges they face in organizing the group wedding project, saying: Despite the success that the group wedding project in the state of Bidiya has achieved in recent years, and the certificates of thanks and praise the volunteer team has received for the efforts made by its members for this success, the team still faces some challenges that it is working to solve in a positive spirit, and he believes The team believes that influencing the culture of society is not only through denouncing negative customs that are alien to society, but rather through strengthening authentic customs and traditions to reform society with its children who adopt the best customs and the most noble morals. Therefore, the culture of society and its positive interaction with the group wedding project remains the most important challenge that the Group Wedding Committee of the Bidiya Volunteer Team is working to overcome through development in group weddings, in a way that meets the aspirations of young people and responds to community feedback.
