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Intimacy before walimah

· 15 Rabiʻ II 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it compulsory to have sex on wedding night with your wife to make walima halaal the next day?

Answer

Walimah is halaal always. It is never haraam. It is better that there is intimacy before the walimah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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