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Walimah & Wedding Customs
686 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Walimah & Wedding Customs, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Walimah & Wedding Customs fatawa — page 17 of 18
- Ask Imaam27 Feb 2006
why do some poeple say that having a wedding or giving birth in the month of safar is bad luck.
why do some poeple say that having a wedding or giving birth in the month of safar is bad luck. What is the significance of safar in respect of bad…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Feb 2006
if I travel to another country and get married, is it permissible to have a walima there with the bride's family and then have a second walima in my country with my friends and family?
Insha'a Allah, if I travel to another country and get married, is it permissible to have a walima there with the bride's family and then have a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2006
are we husband & wife to each other? We know there are many sunan to perform (eg WALIMAH) and we intend to fulfil those on our official marriage
AlHamdulillah I am a born (practicing) Muslim from the UK and met a (practicing) Muslimah living in Morocco and we wanted to get married in Morocco.…
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai - Ask Imaam28 Oct 2005
At my wedding night i gifted Rs. 20000/ to my wife and she asked me to keep it. Do I have to return her that Rs. 20000
At my wedding night i gifted Rs. 20000/ to my wife and she asked me to keep it. After few years we broke up and i gave her divorce. Now please tell…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Sep 2005
friend got married (nikah ceremony) in Pakistan this year July. Now she has returned home and is having another 'wedding ceremony' without nikah
My best friend got married (nikah ceremony) in Pakistan this year July. Now she has returned home and is having another 'wedding ceremony' without…
Sister Fadila - Ask Imaam23 Sep 2004
How did Rasoolulullah (SAW) and the Sahabah carry out wedding festivals (i.e. Waleemah)?
How did Rasoolulullah (SAW) and the Sahabah carry out wedding festivals (i.e. Waleemah)? Is there any mention in any of the books of hadith or…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2004
I wanted to know the importance of Walima. My wedding will be done in the following manner. Please advise if correct or not
1.First will be Nikka 2.Joint Mendhi will be done from both sides after a week 3.The following day, Joint Wedding Ceremony will be done. This is…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam10 Aug 2004
Is it ok for a husband and wife to celebrate their wedding anniversary?
Is it ok for a husband and wife to celebrate their wedding anniversary? My friend told me that celebrating birthdays and anniversaries is haram? I…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Aug 2004
What is the difference between the wedding ring & engagement ring & on which hand should ring be put?
Islam does not recognise a wedding ring or an engagement ring. These are customs of the kuffaar. Women are allowed to wear rings of gold and silver…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 May 2004
In an arranged marriage between a man in the USA and the woman in India, man found on the wedding night that the other family has deceptively misled him about the bride.
The woman turned out to be grossly obese and, moreover, mentally obtuse ?child-like mentality. The marriage was reluctantly consummated as the bride…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Apr 2004
It's neccessary to do Intercourse on the first wedding Night ? If Yes, why and wht is the reason ?
It's neccessary to do Intercourse on the first wedding Night ? If Yes, why and wht is the reason ? To do Intercourse wid her i have to put my all…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2004
Attendance at a non-Islamic Wedding...cousin's wedding is drawing closer. I'm invited. I know from past weddings - it will have a mixture of hindu and christian/jewish customs
My cousin's wedding is drawing closer and I am sure to be invited. However, I also know - from past weddings - that it will have a mixture of hindu…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Mar 2004
Is my marriage valid? got married to an English girl who converted to Islam, in the presence of two muslim male witnesses. There was no imam present at this wedding.
Not so long ago, I got married to an English girl who converted to Islam, in the presence of two muslim male witnesses. I proposed to her and she…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2003
My Uncles wife stole my wife wedding rings !!!
My Uncle came to visit me with his family.We had then went to mosque and my wife went for a shower. After they had left we noticed my wallet and my…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2003
1.Is dancing allowed on weddings? 2.Is it permissable for muslims to hold a mehndi function?
1. ?Islaamic Wedding? refer attached. 2. Mehndi functions is a common practice amongst the people of the Indo-pak origin. It is a baseless and an…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam28 May 2003
Please guide me on the following issues related to some customs in marriages prevelant in India 1. Taking a group of 50-60 people (sometimes even bigger) for Nikah (called Baraat).
Please guide me on the following issues related to some customs in marriages prevelant in India 1. Taking a group of 50-60 people (sometimes even…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Feb 2003
On weddings people spend so much money on gold and everything.does the bride have to have this much gold.what does the husband and wife have to have.
In terms of gold and buying each other stuff.do they have to actually by the gold or is this a tradition which people have made up them selfs after…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam28 Jan 2003
Gold is haraam for men so so does that include platinum,white gold and the other sorts of it and I heard that men are allowed to wear gold for their wedding day only is it true
1. Men are only allowed to wear silver, hence, the wearing of platinum and white gold is not permissible for men. 2. Men are not allowed to wear…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Jan 2003
could u tell me how to do a proper Islamic wedding the man and womens side.what they have to do and prepare everything
http://www.alinaam.org.za/library/wfaatima.htm WEDDING OF FAATIMAH (RADHIYALLAAHU ANHA) Faatimah (Radhiallaahu Anha) is the youngest daughter of our…
Moulana M. Saleem Dhorat - Ask Imaam17 Oct 2002
should you were a medora (head gear) on your wedding day?
if i chose not to wear a medora and instead wear a veil which covers the hair at my wedding would this be considered inappropriate?
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam21 Aug 2002
What is the ruling on mixed weddings?
If they are forbidden, what part of these weddings causes them to be haram? Also, please offer advice on how to deal with family pressure for…
- Ask Imaam7 Aug 2002
i would like to know what is the maximum time after the nikkah can the walimah be held
i would like to know what is the maximum time after the nikkah can the wallimah be held as i have heard that it is forbidden to kepp it(wallimah)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Jul 2002
i have heard on channel islam that it is HARAAM for a muslim male to wear platinum wedding ring could you please verify as the source to me is not very reliable
It is not permissible for males to use rings of any metal, gold, platinum, etc. However, a silver ring equivalent to 4.5 Mashas (67.5 grains troy)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Jul 2002
Please can you tell me if i can get married when i am on my period (menses), as i think that i will be and my wedding has been aranged for some time
Marriage during menses is valid. It is permissible to suppress the menses by taking medication due to circumstances, e.g. marriage. and Allah Ta'ala…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Apr 2002
A custom in our family about marriage. how can we convince our parents?
Assalam-O-Alaikum Warakhmatullah. (1) My mother wants to marry me with my uncle?s daughter and my uncle (brother of my father) too wants to marry…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Mar 2002
what roles moon play in Islamic wedding?
Assalamu Alaikum, I am a sunni muslim, and I am going to be married within next month inshallah, my future in laws are objecting regarding the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam13 Jan 2002
Situation where Nikah has occured, but not Ruksati. Ruksati is some 6 months after the Nikah. Is Walima applicable, if so should Walima be within 3 days of Nikah date or Ruksati date?
Find attached our standard reply to similar query. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT. WALIMA The religion of Islam…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Jan 2002
Is it necessary to do sexual intercourse on the wedding night, or else walima is valid or not?
It is not necessary to have intercourse during the wedding night. Walima is valid without intercourse. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2001
If a man marries a women only to realise on his wedding night that she is not a virgin, What are the repercussions ?
The second part of your question is ambiguous. What do you mean by repurcussion? Kindly elaborate. However, before committing to marriage, a person…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Dec 2001
I would like to know if the wedding night is allowed to spent at a hotel at the suggestion of the groom.
It is permissible to stay at a hotel room provided one abstains from all Shari prohibitions at the hotel. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Oct 2001
I want to know the conditions of valid walima.
Bismilla A-Rahman Nir-Raheem Assalam Alaikum Respected Imam We got married in June last year but due to one reason or the other we were unable to…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2001
Please advise me what I should do as I am geting married next yr.How should I prepare myself for wedding nite and what is expected of me on that nite.
salaam-I would like to know what is to be read, and whether it is compulsory to have intercourse the same night. Jazakallah
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2001
Can we have Nikah without parents knowing. But with the definite intention on telling them later. Because they will not agree marriage for another 1-2 yrs. What do we do about walima,witnesses,Wali.
I was in a relationship with someone since I was 17 (seven years) who Alhumdullilah now has also embraced Islam. He is 24 years old like myself, and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam31 Aug 2001
On behalf of my kaafir father: "Is it OK, that my Muslim daughter raise a glass of wine in a toast to my wife and I for our 50th wedding anniversary at dinner with the rest of the family?"
I am the only Muslim in my Catholic family. They saw me for the first time since my reversion 2 years ago alhamdulillah. My father insists that I go…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 May 2001
Is it permissible to decorate a house during a wedding? Or stay at a relatives house for a week during a wedding. They are going to have Indian tradtional parties (saachak and mehndi).
1) Is it permissible to decorate a house (for example light the house) during a wedding? 2) Is it permissible to stay at a close relatives house for…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2001
Is the Valima (Walima, Reception) which is given after Nikah, haram if the husband does not have intercourse with his wife after marriage.
WALIMA The religion of Islam accommodates and facilitates the nature of man to express his happiness during happy achievements and developments. A…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Apr 2001
What are the tradition of a wedding?
A Nikah is performed with a proposal (Iejaab) by the male or female and acceptance (Qubool) by the male or female in the past and/or present tense…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 Jan 2001
What is the significance of wearing a silver wedding ring on the right-hand as opposed to wearing it on the traditionally (non-muslim) left-hand?
A female may wear any ring, including a wedding ring on any hand, right or left. There is no significance of wearing the ring in the right hand…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Jan 2001
I have performed Nikah, but not consumated the marriage as we have not done Walima yet. My wife is violatingmy rights. If i leave her, am i obliged to pay mahr, and if so, what portion?
.Salaam u Alaikum. I have performed nikah, but have not consumated. My wife is disobedient, disrespectful, has a bad attitude and raises her voice…
Mufti E. Desai - Ask Imaam6 Jan 2001
Is it true you must request permission to touch you wife on the wedding night?
No, it is not true. And Allah Ta'ala knows best Mufti E. Desai
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