Question:
What are the sunnat acts to be made before nikaah and after nikaah? [Published as received]
The Fatwa
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Answer
Imam al-Sughdī (d.461 AH), Imam al-ʿAynī (d.855 AH), and Ibn al-Humām (d.861 AH) enumerate the following practices from the Mustaḥabb and desirable acts in Nikāḥ:
- Nikāḥ should take place on a Friday.
- The Nikāḥ should be publicised.
- Nikāḥ should be in the Masjid.
- A pious and righteous person should preside over the Nikāḥ.
- A scholar or Imam should be invited to the Nikāḥ.
- The witnesses should be honest and upright.
- A Khuṭbah (sermon) should be delivered.
- Permissible play and amusement can take place to spread happiness.
- Praising the groom.
- Gifting the groom presents.
- A Walīmah (banquet).
And Almighty Allah Alone Knows Best
Maulana Mohammed Aneesur Rahman
Trainee Mufti
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قالوا: الوليمة سنة في النكاح (التجريد للقدوري)
وَيسْتَحب فِي النِّكَاح خَمْسَة اشياء
اولها ان يكون ظَاهرا
وَالثَّانِي ان يتَوَلَّى عقده ولي رشيد
وَالثَّالِث ان يكون الشُّهُود عُدُولًا
وَالرَّابِع ان يكون فِيهِ خطْبَة
وَالْخَامِس ان يعْقد فِي يَوْم الْجُمُعَة (النتف في الفتاوى للسغدي)
ومنها: إقبال الإمام والعالم إلى العرس، وإن كان لهو ولعب مباح فإنه يورث الألفة والانشراح، وليس الامتناع من ذلك من الحياء الممدوح، بل فعله هو الممدوح المشروع. ومنها: جواز مدح الرجل في وجهه بما فيه
الأولى: كونه أصلا في هدية العروس (عمدة القاري شرح صحيح البخاري للعيني)
ويستحب مباشرة عقد النكاح في المسجد لأنه عبادة وكونه فِي يَوْمَ الْجُمْعَةِ (فتح القدير على الهداية لابن الهمام)