Weddings (walimas) in Halls??

[abu_ubaida23]

Asallaamualaykum,

Simple wedding is the way to go and according to the sunnah. Besides, I rather blow 50 grand on a BMW than a one night party. just my thoughts

wsallam

[Quraatulain]

AWW.
I was having a conversation with regards to the above issue. In our country, there are many muttaqi people who don't attend hall weddings. But if one does not have the facility at home, and walima is sunnah, so naturally we have to do it at a hall. A senior aalima, on her brother's walima at the hall, went to consult with BibiApa wife of Mawlana Abdul hamid Ishaq d.b. And she said, so, what did the hall do? Its what We do in the hall, that makes it impermissible!
]I feel, if food is served on dastarkhans and in a sunnah manner and if there's full purdah system then its islamically fine.
What is your veiw on this? Shukran Jazilan.

If the above is carried out and there are absolutely no anti Islamic customs involved I don't think it would be impermissible.(I'm not a scholar so my opinion really is not much help)I recall attending a friends walimah awhile ago,mashaAllah there were many guest invited and the food was simple,complete segregation no decorations,cake or wasteful stuff.The sister was actually seated amidst the crowd with her jilbab on and some of the guest had no idea she was the bride.That was probably the only walimah in a hall that I had ever been too and I didn't feel uncomfortable. Alhumdulillah in my family there were only nikah in the masjid and the walimas have been small in the house occasions like any normal dinner with close relatives and friends ....Less expenditure and less stress on the parents .

I really see no need in spending loads of money to please the community,which majority of the times they are never pleased.I read in Ashraf's Blessings of Marriage about the walimah of Shaykh Ashraf Ali Thanwi r.a where he never invited anyone, the food was cooked and distributed to the homes of his neighborhood.Maybe I'm too conservative but I would prefer to distribute the food to the poor and needy,reverts and to relatives etc rather than waste time,energy and money in hosting something to please people.

"There is no obedience to the creation when the Creator is disobeyed." we should make sure our intentions are for the sake of Allah swt....keep it simple and reap more Barakah inshaAllah. A few moments of pomp for years of debt or empty saving box is just not worth it.

The teachings of Islam are simple and full of hiqmah and barakah it's us Muslims that makes things so difficult for us and others to follow...

May Allah swt make it easy for us to obey His commands in totality and adopt the sunnah lifestyle in our daily lives aameen..