Wedding Customs - A call to the Sunnah

“O Mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a
single person (Adam) and from him He created his wife (Eve), and
from them He created many men and women. Fear All\h through
Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the
wombs (kinship). Surely, All\h ever watches over you.” AN NIS¬' 1
INTRODUCTION
The innovations incorporated in wedding ceremonies and the
violation of the Shar|`ah are alarming to any God-fearing
person, not to speak of the expense incurred at a time when
nearly half the Ummah is barely making ends meet.
This booklet aims at explaining the origins of wedding rituals
in this day and age, with the hope that individuals can assess
how deeply they have immersed themselves in imitating the
non-Muslims. The social pressures of weddings are analysed
and examples of an Isl\mic wedding from the first generation
are cited. Numerous Ayah from the Qur'\n and A#\d|th are
also quoted for the unbiased individual to take heed and
make an objective view.
We pray to Almighty All\h that this booklet becomes a source
of inspiration to conduct weddings in accordance with the
Shar|`ah - ¬m|n.
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