Walima

Q: If you invited for a walimah and wedding reception and it’s separate with no music etc. Is it permissible to go? Please advise

Q: Please can mufti advise on the following:

1. In Sha Allah I’m getting married soon, and I would like to know what are the prerequisites for a walimah to take place ? Does the nikaah have to be physically consummated?

2. If nikaah takes place after asr and then the couple spends some time in seclusion and then thereafter a little while later the walimah takes place, is this incorrect ?

3. Will the nikaah and walimah be invalid if the marriage isn’t physically consummated? Please also can mufti clarify what consummation entails if physical consummation isn’t necessary, e.g. how long does the couple need to spend together in seclusion.

Q: Please advise whether there is a time limit when a walima needs to be held after a Nikaah.

My brother is making Nikaah and was advised that his Walima must be within 7 days. I live in a seperate house and cannot attend due to national lockdown regulations on movement. We expect regulations to be eased by the end of June, is it impermissible to wait until the end of June?

Q:

1. Is it mandatory to have sex before walima? Many say walima is not halaal and first nights usually are not like what we see in movies as many factors are dependent (stress, fear, etc). Also should penis completely go into vagina and man should ejaculate or only tip is okay during first night.

2. Should a man ejaculate inside vagina whenever he has sex with his wife. During initial days of marriage couples usually are in fear and everything is
new.

3. Can couples use pullout method (before ejaculation remove penis from vagina) if not planning for pregnancy?

Q: In today’s times, we find the practice of a joint waleemah prevalent where the expenses of the waleemah are shared between the boy’s and girl’s party. Is this a Sunnah practice? In the Hadith of Tirmizi Shareef, it is mentioned that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) married Hazrat Safiyyah (Radhiyallahu Anha) during a Jihaad expedition. When the waleemah was held for this nikaah, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) asked the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) to bring whatever food they had in their possession. Each Sahaabi brought whatever food he had and thereafter the food was shared by all. From this Hadith, it apparently seems that the Sahaabah (Radhiyallahu Anhum) contributed towards the waleemah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). Is it possible to use this Hadith to establish the practice of a joint waleemah?

Q: My husband and I did our nikah with the consent and presence of my family. But his family was not involved, neither informed about it since they were not in favor of the nikah. It's been a year now. My husband's family know about the nikah but to this day there has been no rukhsati or waleemah. Can waleema be done now?

Q: Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam), in his waleemah in his marriage to Zainab bint Jahsh (Radhiyallahu Anha) spent extra on the waleemah, fed meat etc.

Can it thus be said that having a big waleemah is sunnat, (without breaking any laws of sharee'at etc) just like having a small and simple one is found in the hadith to be the most blessed.

Q: Is it compulsory to have sex on wedding night with your wife to make walima halaal the next day?

Q:

1. If the girl's side has the nikah and the boy's side has the walimah a week later, is that considered a walimah?

2. If the above is not considered as the walimah, can the supper that the girl's side provide after the nikah at the masjid be considered as the walimah in order to fulfill the sunnah?

Q: Can a nikah and walima be done on the same day, e.g. nikah at Zohar time and walima at night.