Serving Food in Marriage Ceremony

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ النَّجَاشِيَّ لَمَّا خَطَبَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- آمِنَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَزَوَّجَهُ دَعَا بِطَعَامٍ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْإِطْعَامَ عِنْدَ التَّزْوِيجِ.

“I once heard al-Rida’ (a.s.), saying, ‘When al-Najashiy proposed marriage on behalf of the Messenger of Allah to Aminah daughter of abu Sufyan and pronounced them wife and husband, he called for food and said, ‘It is of the Sunnah of the prophets to serve food at the time of getting married.’”

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص حِينَ تَزَوَّجَ- مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتَ الْحَارِثِ أَوْلَمَ عَلَيْهَا وَ أَطْعَمَ النَّاسَ الْحَيْسَ‌[1].

when the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, married Maymunah, daughter of al-Harith, he served food to people and it was mashed dates with the stones removed, with ghee.’”

الْوَلِيمَةُ يَوْمٌ وَ يَوْمَانِ مَكْرُمَةٌ وَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَيَّامٍ رِيَاءٌ وَ سُمْعَةٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Serving food in a wedding ceremony for one or two days is an honor ; but for three days (it) is a show-off and for the sake of publicity.’”