Marriage and Wedding Activities that Oppose the Qur’an and Sunnah – By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid

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[03/11/2023] Marriage and Wedding Activities that Oppose the Qur’an and Sunnah – By Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul Wahid  حفظه الله. Khutbah at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this Khutbah:

• Following the sunnah of the Messengers in getting married.
• A warning against falling into disobedience and opposing the Sunnah in affairs related to marriage:
• 1. Exaggeration in demanding excessive dowry/mahr.
• The best dowry/mahr.
• The total amount of mahr the Prophet ﷺ gave to his wives or asked for his daughters.
• The corruption of imitating the Hindus in the groom demanding a gift from the bride’s family.
• 2. Exchanging rings upon engagement.
• Shaykh al-Albānī (رحمه الله) on imitating this habit of the Christians.
• 3. Putting the bride and groom on an elevated stage among men and women.
• Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) on the evil of this practice.
• The Prophet’s ﷺ warning against entering the gatherings of women.
• 4. Taking pictures and making videos at weddings.
• Those most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection.
• 5. Hiring singers and musicians.
• Clear proof from the Sunnah prohibiting musical instruments.
• Imām al-Awzā’ī (رحمه الله) on entering a walīmah where there is music and singing.
• That which is permissible to do at weddings in this regard.
• 6. Excessive spending on weddings and walīmahs.
• Being moderate and not going to extremes.
• 7. Wearing clothing that expose the bodies (for men and women).
• Dressing in accordance to the Sunnah and not imitating the kuffār in their garments or hairstyles. 
• Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (رحمه الله) on attending walīmahs where there are various sins.
• Parents taking a firm stance if their children want these forbidden things at their wedding. 
• 8. Spending all day and night in celebration and giving up/delaying the prayer beyond its time.
• 9. Spending the “honeymoon” in a place of sin and behaving like the sinners.

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