What is the ruling on marriage without a wedding announcement party?

Question:
A message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, who called himself Ja'far Muhammad Abdullah, residing in the northern suburbs of the city of Al-Ula. Brother Ja'far asks and says: I got married last year, and I did not hold a party for my marriage because I feared the mixing of men and women. Some people told me: The party is necessary to announce the marriage. I am afraid that if I hold the celebration, mixing will occur, and I will bear the sin. Guide me on how to act?
May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is obligatory to announce the marriage, it is obligatory to announce the marriage, so that people know that so-and-so has married, and so-and-so has been married; because not announcing it makes it like fornication. So it is obligatory to announce the marriage with a party that takes place on the wedding night, even if it is just coffee and tea. It is not necessary to have a feast, but the sunnah is a feast. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Some scholars have made this obligatory. It is not necessary to have mixing. Hold a light feast, even with one sheep or two sheep, and invite to it the good brothers you love. The women should be with the women if you have relatives. The fear of mixing is not a barrier to the feast and the lawful celebration. Rather, you must hold the lawful celebration to announce the marriage, and gather a group of people for you, whether few or many, for coffee or dinner. You must prevent mixing by force. Do not allow mixing. The women should be with the women. The man should have strength, he should have faith that prevents him from mixing.
As for leaving the prescribed matters out of fear of mixing, this is cowardice and weakness, which is not befitting for a believer. Rather, he must have the strength that enables him to establish the sunnahs and prescribed matters, and to prevent what Allah has forbidden. So prevent mixing, and establish what Allah has prescribed. Otherwise, do not leave the women out entirely. Invite the men, and hold the celebration with men only, and praise be to Allah. Prepare the feast with what Allah has made easy, such as a sheep, or two sheep, or more than that, and invite the neighbors and relatives to it.
In conclusion: It is necessary to announce the marriage, it is necessary to announce it, even by gathering people for tea, so that people know that it is a marriage, so that the neighbors and people know that so-and-so has married. It is recommended to beat the duff (hand drum) for it. The women beat the duff, even if only a little, even if only a quarter of an hour, or half an hour with the duff, among the women only, without mixing. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.