has my "rukhsati" been done

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But so what? They're allowed to sleep together - they're married for crying out loud!

Why does some third person spend even one moment worrying/thinking/speculating about what happens between two married adults - it's their business.

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Okay calm down first.

Now tell me where exactly I have said that you cannot consummate marriage without rukksati, I cannot see any evidence of that in the post you quoted.

Just to make you happy, here's a fun fact about myself:

I am Muslim. :)

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Err btw, what does rukhsati mean? Sending off the bride, right? So how is it a total desi invention? Didn't Prophet Muhammad pbuh send off Hazrat Fatima, didn't he send off Hazrat Zainab, Hazrat Umm e Kulsoom, Hazrat Ruqaiya after nikkah? Didn't Hazrat Abu Bakar RA send off Hazrat Aisha?

People should do bit of thinking before throwing toys out of their pram.

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Do you know what the literal meaning of the arabic word نكاح‎ is? It does not mean marriage, the word zawj means marriage, search for the literal meaning, come back to me and show it to all the oppressors who deny one of the most basic rights from God.

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If you dont care much about 'loog kia kaheen gai', u r fine. I m sure, Allah miaan kuch nahee kaheen gai coz you both are married :)

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That’s interesting, but I didn’t quite get it. Enlighten me please.

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oh I completely agree....it is totally their business.

my post was in reference to the suggestion of some folks that the nikah offers an opportunity to get to know the person before consummating the marriage......in a way an opportunity to walk away if things just don't feel right.

again....I am the last person to advocate the right of society to interfere........trust me on that.

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I agree. I actually know a family who treat a simple nikkah done in a sitting room filled with just 10/12 as a glorified engagement and thats wrong.

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OP wanted to know if she is technically rukhsatified or not, for that purpose, it matters.

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..... oh and technically you are not rukhsatOOFIED.

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Sadly, I’ve heard the same thing. A friend of a friend had no qualms about their relative’s marriage ending after the nikkah saying it’s like a broken engagement and no harm done :hinna:

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I'm not suggesting that either way is right or wrong........that's not my business.....but I do believe that the pressure society puts on the couple (particularly the girl) on this matter (i.e. virginity) is outrageous.

And it is this pressure that forces the society-fearing folks to take these "technical" approaches.
The feel that they are protecting themselves from Allah and the general public where, according to my own views, they should just focus on Allah alone.

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umm I don't see what the big deal is if a girl was pregnant before her rukhsati?? She obviously had her nikkah done...so if a couple who is legally married chooses to have one night stands who are we to object?
You are talking as if they have sinned by sneaking around and getting pregnant lol

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Well, divorce after consummation or without consummation are two different things from Islamic point of view.

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haha my apoligies i got a bit emotional! woops
but no you didnt i was just answering the OPs question! =)

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Not being familiar with divorce in the different situations - but do the iddat and mehr requirements change depending on whether there was consummation?

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Yes, half the mehr and no iddat as far as i know.

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yes...they change.

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Rukhsati is not an Islamic ritual, Nikah is. If you are still living with your mom and dad, your rukhsati has not taken place, yet.

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If Dulha and Dulhan were provided Khilwat (privacy) where they could consummate the marriage (whether they did or not, cause really who knows that they did or not), then iddat would become an obligation in case of divorce. At least this is what my understanding is.