If only we, the devotees of the Sahabah and Ahl-e-Bayt, would also follow in the footsteps of the people of Allah Almighty by making our marriages easy:

*   We should attempt to end the customs which take place in weddings and which are impermissible and oppose the Shari’ah.

*   Whether it is a marriage ceremony or any other event, we should attempt to stop any unveiling and immodesty.

*   We should avoid playing music and committing other wrongdoings in weddings.

*   We should not demand a wedding gift.

*   Even if we do take a wedding gift, it should be a small one and in accordance to the Sunnah.

*   The marriage banquet should be simple and carried out within the boundaries of the Shari’ah, because the marriage in which the expenditure is little is full of blessings:

A blessed marriage

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘The most blessed Nikah is the one in which the burden is less.’ (Musnad Ahmad, Musnad Al-Sayyidah Aaishah, vol. 9, p. 365, Hadith 24583)

Hakeem-ul-Ummat Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan Na’eemi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes the following in the commentary of this Hadith: The Nikah in which both parties spend little, the dowry is small, the bridal gift isn’t burdensome, nobody fall into debt, there are no strict conditions from either side and the girl is given away while having trust in Allah Almighty, such a Nikah is very blessed, and such a marriage becomes a lasting one. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 5, p. 11)

Dear Islamic brothers! Ameer-e-Ahl-Sunnat ‘Allamah Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ is nothing short of a