The Ruling on Announcing the Marriage Contract and an Explanation of Its Types

The questioner:
He asks: Is announcing the marriage contract obligatory or recommended?

The Shaykh:
Yes, announcing the marriage contract is obligatory and necessary, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Announce this; this is a command to strike the drum. The announcement is made by the guardian and the witnesses; this is part of the announcement. It is also made by holding the wedding feast, holding the wedding feast on the occasion of the marriage. And it is made by striking the drum. All of these are types of announcing the marriage contract. Is there more to the question?

The questioner:
He says: Does that mean he is asking about a woman who is sixty years old; is it announced for her?

The Shaykh:
I mean, she got married and she is sixty years old. Yes, whoever wants her and she is sixty years old. But if this happens and she gets married, yes, the marriage contract must be announced. The marriage contract must be announced even if she is a hundred years old. The marriage contract is announced. Yes.