Which is better in Islam: holding an engagement party or performing the marriage contract directly?
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The sermon () is a , and it is better to deliver it before the marriage contract (aqd al-). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon for Aisha and Hafsa, may Allah be pleased with them. Marriage is permissible without a sermon according to the majority of scholars, while some of the Dhahiris made it obligatory. The sermon is when a man seeks the opinion of the woman and her guardian regarding marriage. Anything beyond that, such as celebrations and banquets, is not Islamically required.
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