Can imams get married

The halls with larger capacity and the restaurant are now OPEN. The Nikah ceremony will normally take place in a hall specially arranged for that purpose.

It can accommodate a fairly large number of guests. It will be helpful when booking a date for the Nikah ceremony, to specify the number of guests attending the ceremony.

All persons attending the ceremony are kindly requested to observe the Islamic tradition of dressing in keeping with Islamic values. The management reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone who does not comply with this request.

Step 6: optional Reserving a room for the ceremony. If you are planning on having your nikkah here at Masjid Ikhlas, and only planning on doing the contract signing with no set up necessary, you will only need to inform the Office Manager on how many guests you are planning on having this accommodation will be included inshAllah. However if you are planning on having a ceremony with setup and food being served, you will need to contact the Office Manager with reservations at office masjidikhlas.

Islamic Nikkah — Marriage Services. Step 5 : Submit documents and administrative fee. You can wear any color you like but guests are encouraged to dress up and celebrate with the couple. The event is sometimes broken up into two parts if the ceremony is held at the mosque, so sweets may be passed out immediately afterward to celebrate the new union and dinner may be held at a different location.

Depending on the family and their culture, the type of food may vary. Alcohol is forbidden in Islam so alcoholic drinks are rarely if ever served at any Muslim event. Once the couple has agreed to get married, planning a Nikah is similar to other events but the first thing to do is have all the religious requirements in place. Couples will often pick a date and decide on the venue. If the Nikah will be held at the mosque, get a time and date confirmed with the imam and invite your family and friends.

The couple also needs to decide if they will serve food at a different location. If the event is not at the mosque, make sure the imam or the officiant can be at the ceremony for the wedding and either he brings a marriage contract, or you provide him with one. Couples often prefer to have seating at the front of the main hall so guests can face them during the ceremony.

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This approach places a great deal of focus on the marriage contract itself that parties need to agree on. After approaching an IMO, the first consultation would allow the couple to undergo pre-marital counselling. The fact that an Imam can advise you from an Islamic perspective on what is best, can be regarded as informative and of assistance to couples where civil and religious aspects may clash and how to possibly avoid the two.

Presently, guidance on marriage contracts happen to be ideal as young couples intending to get married should be knowledgeable thereof when negotiating their contract, especially the proprietary consequences and other terms therein. Couples that have entered marriage already without giving much attention to the contract and the proprietary consequences attached thereto find themselves saddled with these issues. Couples that do not register their marriages according to SA law would find themselves facing potential issues.