Twelve points you should know about Marriage

There are a lot of excellence gained by, and recommendations for marriage in Hadiths as following:

Marriage is the greatest divine gift and blessing after being a muslim;
It is the tradition of the Prophet (s);
It is more recommended in youth;
Marriage is the most beautiful construction for Allah;
The prayer of a married person is seventy times more valuable than the prayer of a single person;
Marriage is the cause of increase in Rizq;
Serving the spouse has many rewards and brings about God’s forgiveness for sins;
The deeper affection for the spouse, the higher degree of faith;
It is recommended that husband tries to show his love to his wife through nice words;
If the husband is wealthy, he must not be thrifty or stingy towards his family;
Spending time with family is valuable and Allah would reward for it;
The ‘azabs (English: singles) are the worst of the umma.