Islamic Rulings On Pre-Wedding Pictures

QUESTION (124)❓

Is taking pre-wedding pictures permissible in Islam ?

SUMMARY OF THE ANSWER❗

(It is not permissible to take pre-wedding pictures because it is against the Sunnah)

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

"Sectarianism may lead to the dismemberment just like the way anathematization may results in the vilification among us likewise malevolently hideous but concealed comments due to the nowadays-exposer also known as camera which would likely contradict with the concurrent wont of "nazar victim" may lead to the repercussion of what our beloved prophet Muhammad SAW uttered regarding "al-aynu haq" which is real hence "ghaflah"

Allah (Subhanahu wata'ala) said: “O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks (veils) all over their bodies (i.e., screen themselves completely except the eyes or one eye to see the way). That will be better, that they should be known (as free respectable women) so as not to be annoyed. And Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful” [al-Ahzab 33:59]

This is a wake up call to the society particularly those who are willing to become husband and wife, to spend years until death do apart them, nonetheless, I'd like to shade more light about the danger of exposing wedding pictures to the public and at the same time warn some photographers about the way they are taking pre-wedding pictures before the actual wedding take place

As a muslims, we have to ask our islamic scholars about the ruling of whatever we want to do in our daily life activities, failure to do so may directly lead to fallen into the devil's trap

Prophet Muhammad SAW said in an authentic hadith that "Ad-dayyuth (one who doesn't feel jealous about his family) will not enter Paradise"

Dabarani in his book "Al-kabir", authenticated by Albany in his Sahihul Jami number 3062

Nowadays, It's obviously common to witness in almost 90% of Hausa wedding ceremony that the spouse tend to visit photography studio and take memorial but improper pictures which contradict with Hausa traditional dressings and disconfirm with the religious perceptibility which is forbidden Islamically because after the pre-wedding pics comes it's enlargement which would be posted on the parlor hence a direct invitation of the shayatin and avoidance of angels to enter their house

It was reported on the authority of Sayyadina Ali (RA) that he said: "I prepared food for the messenger of Allah SAW and he arrived and saw pictures in the house, so he returned, and I said: "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, why did you returned ?. He (SAW) said: "Verily, there is a curtain in it that has a picture on it, and verily the angels do not enter a house that contains pictures" (Ibn Majah 2/323 and Abu Ya'ala in his musnad. This is an authentic hadith narrated by Ibn Majah

Nana Aisha (RA) reported that she brought a carpet which the had pictures on it, when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) saw it, he remained at the door and did not enter. (She said) "I perceived or I was made to perceive upon his face signs of dislike" She (RA) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I seek repentance from Allah and His Messenger [but tell me], what is the sin that I have committed ? Thereupon the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "What is this carpet ?" She (RA) said: "I bought it for you so that you might sit on it and take rest". The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "The owners [i.e the makers] of these pictures will be punished and they will be asked to give life to their creations". He (SAW) added: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture"

Bukhari 9/204 and 10/319-320, Muslim 61/160, Tayalisi in his musnad, 1/358-359, Abu-bakr Ash-shafi'i in his fawa'id 61/2 and 67-68, Bayhaqi in his sunan, 7/267 and Imamul Baghway 3/23/2 with an authentic chain of narrators

I feel ashamed to see some videos trending on media platforms portraying bride and groom dancing shamelessly in front of their relatives, how do you think Almighty Allah will bless your marital life ? Are you normal ? Are you supposed to be left with no guidance from your creator and his beloved messenger PBUH ?

Why are you in a state of delusion ? Where is your sense ? When will you wake up from such slumber ?

Only if we could implement the prophetic sunnah of Rasulullah, that we would succeed in this life full of trials and tribulations. Why can't we read a book called "Adabul Walimat" and see how our beloved prophet Muhammad PBUH properly observed wedding events ?

Wallahi, we are just deceiving ourselves because you can't plant a rice and cultivate a beans, if we change the way we are performing bidi'a (innovations) in our walimat then our relationship with our creator will instantly change but if we will continue to help the devil and dance to his voice by calling musicians then definitely we won't see alkhair in our life but rather we will extremely experience difficulty plus hardship as a result of our actions

It's time to stop taking pre-wedding pictures, it's haram (forbidden) in Islam that's why the barakah (blessing) of the marriage is taken away. Wait ! Why the photographers are giving them immodest style which include touching and sometimes kissing each other ? If we continue then it's up to us. But, we have to put at the back of our mind that Almighty Allah will not cease to send us calamity in as much as we will continue to misbehave his command

The fact that she is your future bride doesn't means that she is your lawful wife in the photo studio. Why the hurry, why the kissing and why touching whom you don't have the certainty of marrying tomorrow ? Oga photographer you are responsible !

Do you know that a single pre-wedding picture may become the reason of economic instability in Nigeria hence skyrocketing of the prices because of violating Almighty Allah's command ?

I hope we will take heed from the footsteps of those widowed women who were expelled from their homes due to practicing innovations during their wedding that brought them great loss

Al-Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Ihya ‘Ulum ad-Din (2/53): “Men throughout the ages have always had their faces uncovered and women have always gone out with their faces covered.” It says something similar in Fath al-Bari, 9/337.

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said in Fath al-Bari (9/424)

“The custom of women in the past and more recently has been to cover their faces in front of non-mahram men.”

Shaykh Saleh Al-Munajjid said

Moreover, if everyone who has any common sense realises that the focal point of beauty and fitnah in women is the face, and this is what men want to see, and it is from this that it is judged whether a woman is beautiful or not, then publishing pictures in the manner mentioned opens the door to women being a source of temptation, and for them and their pictures to be treated disrespectfully, as they will be visible to anyone who wants to see them.

The photographers should either quit photography or avoid pre-wedding pictures. The choice is yours. Ours is to remind you the truth regardless of how you will react. If you have a girlfriend who is posting her pictures on media platforms don't marry her, if she is your wife just divorce her (It is not my sayings but this is a direct command from our beloved prophet Muhammad SAW, you can check the evidence in Silsila Ahadisis Sahiha by Muhammad Nasiriddinil Albany, Rahimahullah)

"We pray, may Almighty Allah bless the present as well as every future bride and groom, grant them the ability to succeed the spousal test, bless them with religious offsprings and make them among the dwellers of Jannatil Firdousy"

May Almighty Allah safeguard us and give us faithful wives (Mar'atus Saliha) who would lead us to Paradise

Wallahu ta'ala a'alam

Subhanakallahumma wabi hamdika ash-hadu anla'ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa'atubi ilayk

Answered

Usman Danliti Mato (Usmannoor_Assalafy)

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