Muslims Marriage and Traditions
Simple Nikaah - Leading by Example Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Hasan Gangohi Saheb (rahmatullahi �alaih) performed his daughter�s nikaah in Gangoh according to the sunnah without any customs and innovations. Her in laws requested for the �baaraat� to come over. (Baaraat refers to a large group of people from the boy�s party who come to the home of the bride.) Hazrat (rahmatullahi �alaih) replied, �No baaraat will come here. The purpose of the baaraat is to guard the jehez and I do not give any jehez. Hence no baaraat should come.� Thus the boy�s party then requested to bring about 10 people which Hazrat (rahmatullahi �alaih) allowed. Hazrat (rahmatullahi �alaih) did not call the entire family as a normal custom. He only invited a few relatives and performed his daughter�s nikaah in a very simple manner in exchange of the mahr-e-Faatimi. In this same simple manner Hazrat (rahmatullahi �alaih) performed his niece�s nikaah in Karachi. Many, who saw this, followed Hazrat�s (rahmatullahi �al...