WHY dont more Muslims get Married at the Mosque?

While a masjid is special for us in the sense it is a place for us to pray. We have to remember signing the Nikkah is not a religious ceremony. Our religious ceremonies are reserved only for the worship of Allaah(swt). Also remember in the masjid men and women are normally seperated. It would be sort of awkward and odd for the bride and groom to be separated during the signing of the Nikkah and being together in the Masjid could be awkward for some if not most of the guests.

The signing of the Nikkah can be a bit private. It is the walimah after in which a celebration is held. As joyous as the celebration is, it is probably best it be held in a place other than the Masjid. Just the opinion of an old man who signed his Nikkah by mail and did not met his wife in person until after the Nikkah was signed.

There is no special place reserved for the Nikkah signing this is the signing of a contract. A special contract, but still a contract and not part of our worship.

Salaam/Peace


Welcome to the forum . Thansk for asking this . I thougth about this many times. Now a days , it's so expensive to get married that normally takes place at a luxirious hall room.

I really hope , Musilms will start thinking about getting married at mosque .

the nikah which is what a marriage is is generally held in the masjid....

EDIT: Sorry just saw this.

format_quote Originally Posted by U-dont-No

i am just talking about the wedding ceremony, not the Nikkah ceremony which takes place before the wedding celebration

i think it would be more of a blessing for a couple to have there nikkah at the mosque. the bride and groom then can sign the contract in private with the imam present

Aslaamu`Alaaykum. . .

More "Muslims" would like their weddings in "Better" places you see
They want a stunning place , everythin has to be perfect and so yeah, spending a zillion dollars on a weddings is just wrong , (sorry my onion )

And plus weddings in these so called "Stunning" and "Luxurious" halls involve millions of Fitnah

These expensive weddings have something to do with the nature of the human, they have a so called "Reputation" to keep up infront of people of ze Dunya that shall one day end! lol and i apologise if i was a "lil" random sorry,
So yeah

I suppose you can have a BIG wedding with Big money, but you should remember theres no benefit, unless theres no fitnah involved InshaAllaah, anyways Allaah knows best and his Messenger the blessed Sallahu alaayhi wa salam has taught whats good and whats bad!
Wa Alaaykum Salaam

Firstly welcome to the forum (ahlan wa sahlan),


Wedding and nikkah are not the same thing in my culture, wedding is like a after the nikkah, nikkah usually happens in the masjid or a private place like a house where the sheikh and the couples close family are all together and they get married. The wedding is during the night of the nikkah or another day, in my culture the wedding is like a ladies night where the bride and female friends and famillies celebrate and have fun this takes place in a hotel or a wedding hall and they have a cultural party.
also food is distributed to the couples local masjid.

But nikkah is not good to be done in a hotel is just waste of money but it won't feel like a marriage but having a wedding in a hotel to me sounds alright unless there is no males and females together.

Thats my opnion and my cultural marriage.

in some countries i heard such as pakistan poor families feel pressured to have big expensive weddings this just makes me sad

@ Sis U-dont-No heheehe!

Sis I agree with you that Muslims marriages SHOULD take place in mosques!

But not every mosque is designed for such purpose you see. Some mosques are so small, that hardly a small gathering can fit in. Mosques should be built on some proper plan. There should be separate big halls for accommodating guests. All these things should be kept in mind before designing any mosque.

You know, I once saw a brilliant lecture of a Moulana on Peace TV regarding the role and importance of mosques in Muslim societies. He even mentioned that mosques used to have libraries in them!

Now I was saying that yes, marriages should be done under 100% Islamic guideline. No extravagance and nothing. No pomp and show what so ever! People try to keep their reputation high in the society by spending thousands on one function. But who knows whether the other people would really respect you after this or not! A Muslim should always try to please Allah instead of the people! Let people talk against you as much as they want, you shouldn't give it a dam n.

Our whole Goal should only be ALLAH!!!

And sorry I don't have much knowledge about it, but Nikah is like the real marriage right? ...In which the bride and groom signs a lifetime contract? This should be done in mosque! Bride and groom need not sit together for signing it. In my country, they don't. So Nikah can easily take place in a mosque.

But perfect segregation of the opposite sexes should be ensured so as to maintain the sanctity of ALLAH's house! Otherwise it would be just atrocious!

No mehndi, hina, mayon and whatever these are, should be practiced. people should be afraid of Allah, specially in this most important aspect of your life! No one can afford angering our LORD!!!

Everything should be done with simplicity and modesty. I know that people would say many things like the whole event was so boring etc, but a Muslim should set his/her preferences.

Does he want to obey Allah, or does he want to keep Allah happy?!

^ uff this society thing!!! But don't worry sis Nirvana, Allah knows your intention.

Now I forgot to ask one question yesterday. It is actually a silly question but still want to know

If Nikah is going to take place in mosques, then won't the namazis get disturb due to the noise coming from the halls? And if Imam of masjid is going to lead prayer and recite Surahs loudly, then the guests would get disturb. So what is the right thing?