📜 Akad nikah · #27
What is the ruling on holding a wedding feast (walimah)?
The walimatul urus is a strongly recommended sunnah (sunat muakkad) according to the authoritative view of the Shafi'i school.
The Prophet ﷺ said to Abdul Rahman bin Auf: "Hold a walimah even if with a single sheep." The walimah serves to announce the marriage and give thanks for the blessing. It need not be lavish; what matters is that it is lawful, modest and not wasteful. A feast that invites only the rich and leaves out the poor was described by the Prophet ﷺ as the worst of food. See Walimah.
The Prophet ﷺ said to Abdul Rahman bin Auf: "Hold a walimah even if with a single sheep." The walimah serves to announce the marriage and give thanks for the blessing. It need not be lavish; what matters is that it is lawful, modest and not wasteful. A feast that invites only the rich and leaves out the poor was described by the Prophet ﷺ as the worst of food. See Walimah.
Difference between schools. Some Shafi'i and Zahiri scholars hold that the walimah is obligatory, based on the command in the hadith.
Sources
Sahih Muslim, Kitab an-NikahSahih al-Bukhari 5177