Furthermore, having become the wife of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا has had the privilege of becoming the Umm-ul-Mu`mineen (mother of the believers) of all Mu`mineen [true believers] until the Day of Judgement.

Meal of Baarat

After Nikah, Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا humbly said to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: Ask your uncle to sacrifice a camel and serve food to the people. Having served food to the people, the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم arrived and talked to Sayyidatuna Khadijah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَنْهَا. By this, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ granted coolness upon the eyes of the Beloved Prophet      صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. His affectionate uncle Abu Taalib expressed great joy over this marriage and said: ‘اَلۡحَمۡدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيۡ اَذۡهَبَ عَنَّا الۡكَرۡبَ وَ رَفَعَ عَنَّا الۡهُمُوۡمَ’, All the qualities are for the One Who has removed troubles from us and lifted sorrow from us. (Sharh-uz-Zurqaani, vol. 1, pp. 379) This is how this blessed wedding ceremony concluded.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Indecent customs practised in wedding ceremonies

O those who claim to have deep love for the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! This great blessed Nikah ceremony of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was arranged with great simplicity. But Alas! Currently, in our society on the occasions of engagements and weddings, some impermissible and indecent customs are being practised to such an extent that the wedding ceremonies are considered incomplete without them.

In his booklet ‘Horrors of Songs and Music’ pointing towards the sins which are committed in wedding ceremonies, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has mentioned: Alas! Alas! Nowadays a very beautiful Sunnah like marriage is being surrounded by lots of sins. Indecent customs have become part and parcel of it. مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, circumstances have become so bad that the Sunnah of marriage cannot be performed unless many Haraam acts are performed.