The Ruling on the Wedding Feast
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the walimah (wedding feast) for marriage? And what is its ruling after that?
Answer:
The walimah for marriage is a sunnah (recommended practice). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Give a feast,” meaning for marriage. When he saw a man with the signs of marriage on him, he said: The walimah for marriage is a sunnah (recommended practice); it should not be left. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on the walimah (wedding feast) for marriage? And what is its ruling after that?
Answer:
The walimah for marriage is a sunnah (recommended practice). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Give a feast,” meaning for marriage. When he saw a man with the signs of marriage on him, he said:
Give a feast, even if it is only a sheep,
أولم ولو بشاة،
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فمن المحبة النافعة : محبة الزوجة وما ملكت يمين الرجل — islamhouse.com (1:03:09)
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