Re: Nikkah at the Altar
yes and imitation/mushahbat of non muslim is haram.....
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^ No matter what? So should we all stop trying to be punctual? Should no brides be allowed to wear white? Should we make sure that ONLY MILs design wedding joras. Should we keep the bride hidden until after the nikkah?
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^ No matter what? So should we all stop trying to be punctual? Should no brides be allowed to wear white? Should we make sure that ONLY MILs design wedding joras. Should we keep the bride hidden until after the nikkah?
has punctuality to do any thing with christians/non muslims specifically?
does islam reject punctuality?then how can we attain maghrib prayer though auqat of maghrib is so limited...
any tradition that is unislamic should be abolished if we cannt atleast we should condemn it..
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^ Right, so what does standing during a nikkah have to do with Christianity specifically?
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^ Right, so what does standing during a nikkah have to do with Christianity specifically?
this is the only way how christians get married....
is there any other way in which christian wedding takes place?
if it is please let me know...
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^ a stage in a pakistani wedding, by your logic, would be haraam too. jewish and hindu couples marry on stages. should we stop that too? i ask again as i did earlier, if you can pray anywhere and that is a far more important ritual than marriage, then why can't you get married anywhere, standing or sitting?
not all imitation is haraam. if what they are doing is good, we should absolutely imitate it so we do good things too. rather you marry standing up where everyone can look at you and be respectful of what is happening and PAY ATTENTION, then in some overcrowded banquet hall with screaming children and gossiping, bored adults.
also, yes, christians marry standing up but that has nothing to do with either christianity or islam. it is simply a cultural choice made by some christians- just like whether they want to marry in a church, a hotel ballroom or their backyard under a tree.
and to the person who asked about jeans, yes, western wear is associated with westerners who happen to mainly be non-muslim. should everyone who is muslim be walking around in a thobe and matching headgear or only shalwar kameez? do you?
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Wow, it looks so opulent and cool! Thanks for sharing!
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I wouldn't call Pakistani weddings "simple."
They are far from it, actually. I agree there. But, then again, we're far from Islam, as well. So, we can see how that make sense...
And, the issue isn't "standing at the nikkah." The thread title says Nikakh at altar. The problem is the altar. As far as my knowledge goes, Christians are the ones who usually get married at an altar.
We can't hide the altar part by saying "standing at nikkah."
It's like saying, "what's wrong with walking around a fire 7 times during nikah"?
The altar itself is an imitation.
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^ a stage in a pakistani wedding, by your logic, would be haraam too. jewish and hindu couples marry on stages. should we stop that too? i ask again as i did earlier, if you can pray anywhere and that is a far more important ritual than marriage, then why can't you get married anywhere, standing or sitting?
Praying everywhere is meant to be for the ease of Muslims. We pray five times a day, so ALhamdulillah, by His mercy Allah made it easy for us.
We get married only once (usually), so I don't think we can just relate praying to marriage and say it's OK to get married in an altar.
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not all imitation is haraam. if what they are doing is good, we should absolutely imitate it so we do good things too. rather you marry standing up where everyone can look at you and be respectful of what is happening and PAY ATTENTION, then in some overcrowded banquet hall with screaming children and gossiping, bored adults.
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I don't see any good in marrying at an altar. If you want to get married on a stage, then OK.
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and to the person who asked about jeans, yes, western wear is associated with westerners who happen to mainly be non-muslim. should everyone who is muslim be walking around in a thobe and matching headgear or only shalwar kameez? do you?
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I can quote numerous scholars who say wearing jeans is perfectly fine for Muslims. If scholars have said it's OK, then we're not in a position to say otherwise.
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i think stage and altar is very different things...stage dont have religious meaning, and you can sit or stand on it, doesnt matter, is just to show more. but an altar to be altar have religious meaning, then this would be imitating others. but talking about pakistani wedding, nothing more like imititating kafirs then pakistani weddings...lots and lots of things highly influenced by hindu culture, cant deny it. i myself had a very very simple nikka at mosque, just couple of people, i was not dressed up like bride, i was wearing niqab, and then we had a simple dinner, and at home i dressed like bride, took some pictures with my husband, but just him saw me dressed up, what made it very special!
Catholics sit.ive been to 2 weddings where theyve sat while having thier vows in church... At the altar many christians do.. Kate and prince william kneeled also.! Just coz u stand and have your nikaah dont make it haraam or imitating christians.. In the uk when you have a civil marriage which by law cannot have any religious element to it, you stand infront of the registrar.. Unless youre physically not able to.. But yeh usually at the front
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^ Right, so what does standing during a nikkah have to do with Christianity specifically?
this is the only way how christians get married....
is there any other way in which christian wedding takes place?
if it is please let me know...
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i think stage and altar is very different things...stage dont have religious meaning, and you can sit or stand on it, doesnt matter, is just to show more. but an altar to be altar have religious meaning, then this would be imitating others. but talking about pakistani wedding, nothing more like imititating kafirs then pakistani weddings...lots and lots of things highly influenced by hindu culture, cant deny it. i myself had a very very simple nikka at mosque, just couple of people, i was not dressed up like bride, i was wearing niqab, and then we had a simple dinner, and at home i dressed like bride, took some pictures with my husband, but just him saw me dressed up, what made it very special!
Masha'Allah. Sunnah is the best!
Keeping your beauty for your husband, not for every men from every corner of the city. It's despicable that they place the bride up on a stage like she's a decoration piece and men come and look at her and she's video-graphed. Then, the tapes are given to relatives all over...
May Allah SWT bless your nikah, put love and understanding between you both and grant you with lots of pious children.