Avoiding Divine Wrath

Foreword

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

From birth to death and from a wedding to a funeral, our most beautiful deen has given us complete guidance and bestowed us with the most perfect way. To the extent that we adhere to this perfect way of life, to that extent we will enjoy peace and prosperity. On the other hand, if we abandon the teachings of deen, we will suffer the consequences - in this world and the Hereafter. May Allah Ta’ala protect us.

Among those aspects wherein the guidance of deen is most tragically neglected is the occasion of nikaah. The blessings of this great 'Ibaadah are destroyed due to an abundance of sinful activities. In the quest for the "best wedding" and a "unique experience", the teachings of our most beloved Rasulullah(صلى الله عليه وسلم) are ignored and the ways of the Jews and Christians are embraced, Allah Ta‘ala forbid.

There is a competition in some circles to outshine the weddings of others. This competition has given rise to so-called "theme weddings", "destination weddings" and many other types of weddings... but a Sunnah wedding.

In an effort to enlighten the Ummah of the importance of conducting our nikaahs in a simple manner and to highlight the harms of having extravagant weddings and indulging in haraam activities, a few talks were conducted by Hadhrat Moulana Muhammad Ilyaas Patel Saheb (daamat barakatuhum) on this topic. This booklet is a consolidated transcript of two talks that he had delivered.

Furthermore, as an addendum to this transcript, an article of Hadhrat Moulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahimahullah) and two questions and answers from the Uswatul Muslimah website have been included due to their importance and relevance.

May Allah Ta’ala accept it out of his grace and mercy and make it a means of tremendous benefit for the Ummah.

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