Islamic wedding guide: planning a halal wedding

Planning steps

1. Set a budget

   Use our wedding budget planner to split venue, food, photography and clothing.

2. Agree mahr and contract

   See the mahr and civil registration guides.

3. Choose venue and date

   The nikah may take place at a mosque or Islamic centre.

4. Plan halal catering

   Make sure the food is halal and avoid excess and show.

5. Photography and clothing

   Choose what keeps modesty; scholars differ on details of photography, so ask.

6. Walima

   Host a walima after the nikah, even a modest one (Bukhari, Muslim).

This guide is for learning, not a fatwa. Where scholars differ we show the positions of the schools; for your own situation ask a trusted scholar or Islamic centre in your country.

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