Advice for the Married on Facilitating Matters and Avoiding Extravagance in Marriage

Question:
One of the brothers says: We hope for guidance and advice for those who have recently married regarding adhering to the Shari'ah of Allah in matters of marriage, avoiding extravagance, and not burdening people with wedding ceremonies .

Answer:
Yes, this is an issue that Muslims are suffering from today. It is the issue of marriage costs, following customs and… and following the desires of women and fools. This makes things difficult for people, especially the poor. It is obligatory to facilitate marriage and lighten it as much as possible.
The hadith mentions the burden of expenses, so do not make the costs of marriage heavy with things that have no benefit and no need for them, except for showing off and competing with people. One must be aware of this, and one must be economical and restrict oneself to what is necessary in the costs of marriage. First, this provides relief for the husband.
Second, and this is very important, it leads to the marriage of unmarried women. If the costs of marriage cause much spinsterhood, that is because people have come to find the costs of marriage heavy, so they do not proceed to marriage and do not desire it, because of the difficult costs. And by that, men are left idle and women are left idle. This is undoubtedly a danger to society.
There is no doubt in this. As for facilitating marriage, if it is facilitated, women get married and men get married. Men provide for women with financial maintenance, housing, and other things, and women do not remain idle in their parents' homes as a burden on their families. There is no doubt that lightening the costs of marriage has great benefits, and making them difficult has great harms.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.