A Blessed Walimah โ€” Wedding Banquet ๐ŸŒธ

โ€œGive a wedding banquet (Walima) even with one sheepโ€ โ€” Prophet Muhammad ๏ทบ

Samet Faruque
The Honored Quran
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4 min readDec 1, 2024

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In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

Preface

Alhamdulillah, who has sent us straight guidance and right direction.

ูˆูŽู„ูŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุฌูŽุงุกูŽู‡ูู… ู…ู‘ูู† ุฑู‘ูŽุจู‘ูู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ู’ู‡ูุฏูŽู‰ูฐ

And there has already come to them from their Lord guidance. (53:23)

ูˆูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูŽุฌู’ุนูŽู„ ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนููˆูŽุฌู‹ุง * ู‚ูŽูŠู‘ูู…ู‹ุง

He has not made therein [in the book] any crookedness. [He has made it] straight. (18:1โ€“2)

He has sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, as a giver of good news and a warner, as a teacher and one who makes easy, who recited to the people his verses, and purified them, and taught them the book and wisdom, while before they were in clear error.

ูˆูŽูƒูู†ุชูู…ู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุดูŽููŽุง ุญููู’ุฑูŽุฉู ู…ู‘ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุฑู ููŽุฃูŽู†ู‚ูŽุฐูŽูƒูู… ู…ู‘ูู†ู’ู‡ูŽุง

And [recall when] you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, then He saved you from it. (3:103)

To proceed,

Among the guidance of the Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ is the walimah ๐Ÿ—(wedding feast).

After hearing about the marriage of Abdur Rahman bin Auf, the Prophet ๏ทบ told him:

ุจูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ุฃูŽูˆู’ู„ูู…ู’ ูˆูŽู„ูŽูˆู’ ุจูุดูŽุงุฉู

May Allah bless you โ˜€๏ธ. Give a wedding banquet (Walima) even with one sheep. (Bukhari 6386)

Among the benefits of the wedding banquet is the following.

Blessings of Walimah

1. It is a place of spreading the salam, feeding food, and connecting the ties of blood.

The Prophet ๏ทบ said upon arriving in Madinah, as narrated by Abdullah bin Salam:

ูŠูŽุง ุฃูŽูŠู‘ูู‡ูŽุง ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ุฃูŽูู’ุดููˆุง ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽู…ูŽ ูˆูŽุฃูŽุทู’ุนูู…ููˆุง ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽุนูŽุงู…ูŽ ูˆูŽุตูู„ููˆุง ุงู„ุฃูŽุฑู’ุญูŽุงู…ูŽ ูˆูŽุตูŽู„ู‘ููˆุง ุจูุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽูŠู’ู„ู ูˆูŽุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ู†ููŠูŽุงู…ูŒ ุชูŽุฏู’ุฎูู„ููˆุง ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู†ู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ุจูุณูŽู„ุงูŽู…ู

O people! Spread (the greeting of) Salam โ˜๏ธ, feed others ๐Ÿ—, join the ties of blood ๐Ÿ“ฑ, and pray during the night ๐Ÿคฒ when people are sleeping, and you will enter Paradise โ›ฒ with Salam.
(Ibn Majah 3251, Sahih โ€” Darussalam)

Spreading the salam causes affection ๐Ÿ’ between believers (Muslim 54a) and brings in rewards (Tirmizi, 2689).

Feeding others ๐Ÿ” is a part of Islam (Bukhari: 28) and a source of reward and good ๐ŸŒน.

Upholding the ties of blood ๐Ÿ“ฑ is a means to having your lifespan extended and your provision increased ๐Ÿช™. (Bukhari, 2067)

2. It is a means by which marriage is publicized.

The Prophet ๏ทบ said:

ุฃุนู„ู†ูˆุง ุงู„ู†ูƒุงุญ

Proclaim ๐Ÿ”Š the marriage.
(Ahmed, from Abdullah bin Zubayr, Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Irwaโ€™ al-Ghaleel, 1993)

Publicizing ๐Ÿ”Šmarriage through the wedding feast encourages other non married Muslims to also consider getting married ๐ŸŒธ.

It dispels doubts when the husband and wife are seen together ๐Ÿ‘ซ as to their relationship.

It normalizes the sunnah of getting married ๐Ÿ’Ÿ, and alienates the promiscuous culture of living together as seen in some cultures โ˜ ๏ธ.

3. It brings people together

Among the goals of the shariah is to create amity ๐Ÿ’– and love between people, to live in harmony and fraternity ๐Ÿ•Œ.

The Prophet ๏ทบ said:

โ€ ู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุฏู’ุฎูู„ููˆู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู†ู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุชูุคู’ู…ูู†ููˆุง ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุชูุคู’ู…ูู†ููˆุง ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุชูŽุญูŽุงุจู‘ููˆุง โ€.โ€ ุฃูŽูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุฃูŽุฏูู„ู‘ููƒูู…ู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุดูŽู‰ู’ุกู ุฅูุฐูŽุง ููŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชูู…ููˆู‡ู ุชูŽุญูŽุงุจูŽุจู’ุชูู…ู’ ุฃูŽูู’ุดููˆุง ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽู…ูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’ โ€โ€

You shall not enter Paradise ๐Ÿž๏ธ until you believe. And you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not direct you to a thing, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread the salam among yourselves ๐Ÿ“ˆ. (Muslim, 54a)

Be careful of these in the Walimah

Whilst this is a beautiful deed, a believer should take caution, lest Satan ๐Ÿ”ฅmisguides his intention, and what was a beautiful act that brings reward and good, transforms into a sin and regret ๐ŸŒฉ๏ธ.

ู…ู‘ูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุนู’ุฑูŽุถูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูŠูŽุญู’ู…ูู„ู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูุฒู’ุฑู‹ุง

Whoever turns away from it โ€” then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden ๐Ÿชจ. (20:100)

Do not make the walimah a platform to show off ๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ, to display your power ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ, status and honor, etc.

ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูŽ ู„ูŽุง ูŠูุญูุจู‘ู ูƒูู„ู‘ูŽ ู…ูุฎู’ุชูŽุงู„ู ููŽุฎููˆุฑู

Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-conceited arrogant. (31:18)

Do not make the walimah a party only for the rich ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ where the poor are left out.

Abu Huraira said, โ€œThe worst food is the food of a wedding banquet, in which the rich are invited and the poor are left out.โ€ (Muslim 1432)

It is the start of a beautiful relationship, that wills, if Allah will, be eternal and abiding.

So do the walimah for seeking the blessing of Allah, following the sunnah, and bringing in joy โ˜€๏ธ to others.

And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

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Samet Faruque
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