Huzoore Anwer (may Allah be his Helper) said the following in a nikah sermon at the time of announcement of a nikah at Fazl Mosque, London on 15 May 2011.
“Nikah and marriage is a means designed by Allah the Exalted to propagate the human species designed by Allah the Exalted. Two families come together in this as do two people and Islam has called this a very commendable practice. Some Companions of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said they would not get married and would lead celibate lives. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said one who does not practice my Sunnah is not from me. I get married, undertake business and also have children. Business here means engagements and responsibilities of life.”
Huzoore Anwer added: “Nikah is a fundamental commandment. Not only does it propagate one’s generation and runs society, it also protects one from many ills and propagates pious generation. Newly wed couples should always remember that marriage for adherents of any religion and in particular for adherents of Islam is not just for worldly comfort. Rather, it is in compliance with commandment of Allah the Exalted and to be put in practice to commence a pious new generation with prayers made to Allah the Exalted.”
Huzoore Anwer also said: “Thus every Ahmadi couple should keep this in view at all times. With this objective in view every step of a newly-wed couple will be taken with the thought that they are about to practice a commandment of Allah. When man practices commandment of Allah the Exalted every aspect of his thought process tries to steer to what garners the pleasure of Allah the Exalted. This enhances mutual relationships and one becomes caring towards the other and becomes mindful of the other’s feelings and sentiments. In this way the bond and the mutual pact does not remain a worldly pact but becomes a pact to attain the pleasure of Allah the Exalted. This leads to pious children beingborn to the couple and this should be the objective of marriage for Ahmadi Muslim.”
(Published in weekly Al Fazl International, 8 June 2012)
Huzoore Anwer announced two nikahs on 8 July 2012 at Masjid Baitul Islam, Toronto, Canada. Huzoore Anwer said during the Nikah sermon:
“I will now announce a few nikahs. A lot is said about human psychology in the world today but even prominent expert psychologists could not come close to the way the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) understood human psychology. Keeping in view this understanding of psychology, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) chose Quranic verses to be read at the time of nikah which emphasise righteousness. These verses also emphasise the importance of maintaining close family connections and emphasise honesty and also stress the importance of being mindful of what you have sent for the morrow. If these values were instilled in the newly married and in the relatives of the newly married, families on both sides, mother, father, sister and brother, the issues that usually cause cracks in relationships would never surface. These issues cause break ups and pain for both families. Sometimes they escalate so much that people get embroiled in court cases and then matters are brought to me and are a source of intense pain.
“Thus when settling a marriage, the girl and the boy and those involved in the arranging of the marriage should see that it is not done merely for worldly reasons, not simply for one’s own satisfaction and fulfilment of desires. Neither should matches be made to receive dowry from the girl’s family nor should a girl’s physical beauty be prioritised when seeking a match, nor should the girl’s side opt for a match based on the boy’s large salary and wealth. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) said that the world has different standards to select a matrimonial match and your standard should be that of spirituality. If spirituality is used as a benchmark, both boys and girls will try and enhance their spiritual levels. If the boy is asked to look for spirituality rather than physical beauty or wealth, it would not only give girls the impetus to enhance their spirituality alongside other religious bounties that Allah the Exalted has granted, boys will also focus on enhancing their spirituality. Level of spirituality and religious inclination cannot be one-sided. It cannot be that a boy is embroiled in indecencies, vulgarities and worldliness and wishes for his future wife to be very religious. Obviously if he wishes for his future bride to be inclined to religion, he will also pay attention to it. This is why nikah sermon gives so much emphasis to righteousness. The problems that arise in relationships would never happen if newly formed relationships always keep in view that they should abide by righteousness, pay each other’s rights and dues, overlook trivial matters, be caring towards each other’s close families, the girl should be caring towards her in-laws and the boy should also be caring towards his in-laws.
“The other important point is that there should be mutual confidence. This can only be when everything is based on honesty. 
(qawl e sadeed) means honesty without any ambiguity; the right and true word. Young men and women do not realise that after marriage their certain email contacts on the internet can create mistrust. Thus the truth should be told from the very first day and everything about oneself should be clearly stated so that there is nothing that can create mistrust later on.
“And most of all, do not consider this world everything. What you should have in view is that after spending this transitory life, once years of youth are spent and one enters old age, one is not so inclined to the world anymore. Youth is also short-lived and is a time when one can fulfil worldly desires as much as one wants. Even if one lives to old age beyond 70 or 80 years, life in the Hereafter is everlasting and Allah the Exalted commands us to be mindful of life in the Hereafter. If these matters are instilled in us and are instilled in our relationships, mistrust would never arise, relationships would never break, there would be no conflicts and people would be caring and sensitive to each other’s feelings. These new relationships should always be mindful of these matters and the Jama’at should particularly be mindful of them.
“There was a time we used to say there are a lot of marriage breakups in the European society, the Western society. The cause of these breakups is mistrust alone; husband and wife develop mistrust after some years and it leads to breakups.”
(Published in Al Fazl International, 21 September 2012)