What is the ruling on delaying the wedding feast for a pressing need?
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Question:
Is it permissible to delay the wedding feast for a period of nearly three months due to certain circumstances that necessitate it, such as the guardian traveling and being unable to return until after a certain time? Is such a delay permissible, or must the wedding feast accompany the marriage contract?
Answer:
This is a question that is frequently asked. The wedding feast is for its specific time. If that time has passed, it is not held as a wedding feast. However, if he wants to hold a feast that is not a wedding feast, he may gather his relatives, and there is no objection to it, provided it is not a wedding feast. As for the wedding feast, if its time has passed, it is not to be held as a wedding feast, and no hand drums are to be used in it, as some people say. Yes.
Is it permissible to delay the wedding feast for a period of nearly three months due to certain circumstances that necessitate it, such as the guardian traveling and being unable to return until after a certain time? Is such a delay permissible, or must the wedding feast accompany the marriage contract?
Answer:
This is a question that is frequently asked. The wedding feast is for its specific time. If that time has passed, it is not held as a wedding feast. However, if he wants to hold a feast that is not a wedding feast, he may gather his relatives, and there is no objection to it, provided it is not a wedding feast. As for the wedding feast, if its time has passed, it is not to be held as a wedding feast, and no hand drums are to be used in it, as some people say. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تأخير وليمة العرس لحاجة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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