While Islam encourages timely marriage to safeguard chastity and uphold moral values, there may be circumstances that lead to a delay. However, such delays should not be prolonged unnecessarily, and communication with family is essential.

Intercourse may be an act of worship if the intention behind it is to fulfill the rights of one’s wife, to treat her kindly as enjoined by Allah, to seek a righteous child, to keep oneself or one’s wife chaste, to prevent both partners from looking towards or thinking of prohibited things, and other good intentions.