The Wedding Procession, the Biradari and Kafa'a

Question

What is the standing of the wedding procession in the law of Islam? For some people of knowledge also take part in it. And what is the basis of the biradari (kinship community) in Islam? Please explain it well. For the respected Mawlana said that there is a verse in the Holy Qur’an whose translation is: one house is of Paradise, and one house is of Hell. And the respected ‘ulama too come from biradaris.

Answer

Nikah is an act of worship (‘ibada), and it should be performed in the Sunna way. The way is this: a few known and particular people are invited, and the offer and acceptance (ijab and qabul) are conducted in their gathering; if it is in a mosque, all the better. Then the girl is taken to the bridegroom’s house.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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