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Why are all the prayers for marriage in the sources and hadiths for men? I know that, in your book Marriage for the University Student, you have included some prayers in Persian. But what I mean is that the sources seem to show a kind of disregard for women, with everything being presented from men’s perspective!
The absence of prayers for women seeking marriage in the sources does not mean that none were ever offered. They may appear in other books, may not have been recorded for various reasons, or may have been sought by a man praying to find a good spouse. Prayers transmitted from the Prophet and the Imams can also serve as models for composing new prayers to meet new needs.
The fact that these supplications are absent does not mean they were never offered. They may appear in other books, or may not have been written down for various reasons. The person asking may have been a man who asked the revered figures how to find a good wife. It is also possible that a woman asked how to find a good husband, but that this was not recorded. More importantly, transmitted supplications offer an excellent model for composing new prayers to meet new needs.