What does Islam tell us if a guy likes a girl and wants to marry her because of her deen?

Kindly refer below our standard reply to similar queries.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0APRACTICAL LESSONS FROM HADITH%0D%0ADo Not Delay%0D%0A%0D%0ANabi (SAW) said: "Do not delay in three things, Salaat when its time has%0D%0Aarrived; the marriage of a solitary woman when her match is found and the%0D%0AJanaza Salaat of a deceased when the braise is ready". (Targhib).%0D%0A%0D%0AThe practically of the advice given in this Hadith cannot possibly ever be%0D%0Aquestioned. As to the advice of not delaying Salaat or Janaza Salaat one can%0D%0Aquite easily fathom the great number of benefits and wisdom behind such%0D%0Aadvice. However, it is our intention to specifically discuss the point of%0D%0Athe marriage of a woman whose match has been found. We have generally become%0D%0Aextremely negligent in this regard and we find marriages delayed for months%0D%0Aon end on absolutely baseless and trivial grounds. The girl is too young%0D%0A(although in the age factor doesn't step her from ranking around with the%0D%0Aboy); my uncle from avenues will be coming in six months time; we can't get%0D%0Aa booking in a 'certain' hall; let him finish his studies, etc. These are%0D%0Ajust some of the more common excuses put forward by those who have an%0D%0Aintention of acting on the invaluable advice of our beloved Nabi (SAW). The%0D%0Afact of the matter is that marriage is such a venture that, once embarked%0D%0Aupon, should not be beset with delay.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn most cases the question for a partner is motivated by the development of%0D%0Aa certain level of maturity and physical need in a person. In delaying the%0D%0Amatter, especially now that the couple have established inclination for one%0D%0Aanother by committing themselves to marriage, we are in fact creating a%0D%0Avolatile and dangerous situation. They are bound to try and express their%0D%0Aneed someway or the other and by delaying the marriage, we are in fact%0D%0Abecoming the means for the doers of sin and transpession being opened.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe often witness nowadays the manner in which prospective couples mix with%0D%0Aone another and go all over the places. Such Haraam practices are even%0D%0Acondoned and encouraged by the parents who simply explain it all away by%0D%0Asaying: "they are engaged". In many cases it is exactly such Haraam%0D%0Aintermingling which result in disastrous consequences and often leads the%0D%0Amarriage not occurring at all while the couple (the girl especially) has to%0D%0Alive with the stigma against them.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe abovementioned is just one of the harms of failure to practice upon this%0D%0Abeautiful injunction of our beloved Nabi (SAW). Another point to consider is%0D%0Athe fact that the prolonging of the affair serves as a catalogist to ensure%0D%0Athat more and more unnecessary extravagance and wastage accompanies the%0D%0ANikah (when it finally takes place), since the more time there is the%0D%0Agreater and more affluent the preparation will be.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe list of harms goes on but the bottom line is that those endowed with%0D%0Atrue love for Nabi (SAW) will unquestioningly practice upon the Sunnah%0D%0Aregardless of whether they understand the benefit or not. It is exactly this%0D%0Aspirit of emulation that we so badly need.