Are we faulting by keeping the Nikaah simple i.e. a week night with only the relevant parties present, and then feeding a small circle of friends and family perhaps 2 to 3 days later ?

27 Aug 2000 · 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 406English

Question

The question text was not published separately; the title stands in for it.

Are we faulting by keeping the Nikaah simple i.e. a week night with only the relevant parties present, and then feeding a small circle of friends and family perhaps 2 to 3 days later ?

Answer

The Nikah should be simple. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'The most blessed Nikah is that in which least expenses are incurred.' (Mishkaat vol.2)

If the feeding referred to is the Walimah, there is no need to delay the Walimah by 2 or 3 days. It is Sunnah to have the Walimah the next day after the union between the husband and wife.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Answered by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

View original Compare with other Darul Iftas

Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/406
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-406

Question

Answer

Related fatawa