It is recommended to conclude the marriage contract on Friday evening
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The Shaykh : He says "It is recommended to conclude the contract on Friday evening, based on the sermon of Ibn Mas'ud".
The questioner : Shaykh, it is the opposite.
The Shaykh : What is the opposite?
The questioner : It is recommended to conclude the contract on Friday evening.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what did I say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And what did you say?
The Shaykh : Do you mean transposition? "It is recommended to conclude the contract on Friday evening", is that it? Okay, "based on the sermon of Ibn Mas'ud". First, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) has informed us that there is a preferred day for the contract, which is Friday, and that the contract is to be performed in the evening, at the end of the day. This ruling requires evidence, but there is no evidence for this issue. There is no proof for this matter. Some mentioned that it is also recommended in the mosque, so they assigned it a recommended place and a recommended time. The time is after the 'Asr prayer on Friday, and the place is the mosque. Accordingly, if there are fifty people getting married, we say: come to the mosque. Fifty grooms, fifty guardians, and one hundred witnesses. Yes, this is if each person wants to bring two witnesses. But if they say that two witnesses are sufficient for the fifty contracts, that is permissible; there is no obstacle.
The questioner : Relatives.
The Shaykh : Yes? Relatives are not a condition. Our discussion is about what is necessary. So this statement undoubtedly requires evidence. And the fact that they say the 'Asr prayer on Friday is an hour of answered supplication, so it is hoped that if the marriage is blessed, the supplication will be accepted. And regarding the mosque, they say it is the most noble of places. So it is said to them: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do that? No. Did he only conclude contracts in the mosque, or did he guide the community to this? And did he only conclude contracts in the 'Asr of Friday, or did he guide the community to this? Since the 'Asr of Friday existed in his time, and the mosque existed in his time, and the marriage contract existed in his time, and he did not associate one with the other, it is obligatory that we do not legislate from ourselves based merely on what seems good. And you know the important and beneficial rule: what whose cause existed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) but he did not do it, the Sunnah is to leave it. And with this, we say: when the matter is ready, the contract can be made. But here is a question: Is it required that the contract not be made except by one who has been delegated authority by the rulers, which is now called the authorized official?
The questioner : Shaykh, it is the opposite.
The Shaykh : What is the opposite?
The questioner : It is recommended to conclude the contract on Friday evening.
The Shaykh : Yes, and what did I say?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And what did you say?
The Shaykh : Do you mean transposition? "It is recommended to conclude the contract on Friday evening", is that it? Okay, "based on the sermon of Ibn Mas'ud". First, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) has informed us that there is a preferred day for the contract, which is Friday, and that the contract is to be performed in the evening, at the end of the day. This ruling requires evidence, but there is no evidence for this issue. There is no proof for this matter. Some mentioned that it is also recommended in the mosque, so they assigned it a recommended place and a recommended time. The time is after the 'Asr prayer on Friday, and the place is the mosque. Accordingly, if there are fifty people getting married, we say: come to the mosque. Fifty grooms, fifty guardians, and one hundred witnesses. Yes, this is if each person wants to bring two witnesses. But if they say that two witnesses are sufficient for the fifty contracts, that is permissible; there is no obstacle.
The questioner : Relatives.
The Shaykh : Yes? Relatives are not a condition. Our discussion is about what is necessary. So this statement undoubtedly requires evidence. And the fact that they say the 'Asr prayer on Friday is an hour of answered supplication, so it is hoped that if the marriage is blessed, the supplication will be accepted. And regarding the mosque, they say it is the most noble of places. So it is said to them: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do that? No. Did he only conclude contracts in the mosque, or did he guide the community to this? And did he only conclude contracts in the 'Asr of Friday, or did he guide the community to this? Since the 'Asr of Friday existed in his time, and the mosque existed in his time, and the marriage contract existed in his time, and he did not associate one with the other, it is obligatory that we do not legislate from ourselves based merely on what seems good. And you know the important and beneficial rule: what whose cause existed in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) but he did not do it, the Sunnah is to leave it. And with this, we say: when the matter is ready, the contract can be made. But here is a question: Is it required that the contract not be made except by one who has been delegated authority by the rulers, which is now called the authorized official?