Addressing a nikah ceremony, Sayyidi wa sanadi Hazrat Mufti Mohammad Taqi Usmani sahib db said;
“In reality without “taqwa” and fear of Allah SWT none of the worldly task can be done effectively.

Especially,  affairs related to marriage. That is, fulfilling the rights and obligations of being a husband and wife can not be done without having “taqwa“.

Waaz:Shadi karo laykin Allah SWT say darao, Khandani Haqooq o faraiz, page 110