What is the difference between a marriage contract feast (walimat al-'aqd) and a wedding feast (walimat al-'urs)?
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The wedding feast (walima) is a confirmed and is recommended after consummation of the marriage. If it occurs before consummation, it is still valid. A feast is not required for the marriage contract (aqd). The Prophet's command and action indicate its Sunnah status. He said to Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf: "Hold a wedding feast, even if it is with only one sheep." It is not obligatory according to the majority of scholars, and its appropriate time is immediately after consummation.
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