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What are the best things to look for in a spouse for marriage?

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The sheikh advises looking for spiritual beauty and physical beauty when choosing a spouse. spouse, marriage, criteria, spiritual, physical, attraction https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LvsTvDq6P0g
I always advise to look for two things: number one spiritual beauty, somebody you can see yourself getting closer with, and number two physical beauty as well in terms of their character, in terms of physically you are attracted to them. It's not something that we should be ashamed of or scared of.
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