What is Islamic marriage?

Answer 1

There is no set format for an Islamic wedding, and they vary from country to country and even from family to family.

What is required is that the bride, groom, and the bride's father (or other close male relative) agree to the marriage, the groom gives the bride a gift, there are at least two male Muslim witnesses, the groom sacrifices (or arranges for the sacrifice of) an animal such as a sheep, that part of the meat is given to the poor, and that the groom hosts a party to celebrate and advertise the fact that the marriage has taken place.

Answer 2

The relation between man and woman becomes lawful by contracting marriage. There are two kinds of marriages:

1. Permanent marriage
2. Fixed-time marriage

In a permanent marriage, the period of matrimony is not fixed, and it isforever. The woman with whom such a marriage is concluded is called da'ima (i.e. a permanent wife).

In a fixed time marriage (Mut'ah), the period of matrimony is fixed, for example, matrimonial relation is contracted with a woman for an hour, or a day, or a month, or a year, or more. However, the period fixed for the marriage should not exceed the span of normal lives of the spouses, because in that case, the marriage will be treated as a permanent one. This sort of fixed time marriage is called Mut'ah or Sigha.

Taken from the book:

Islamic Laws by Grand Ayatullah Sayed Ali Al-Hussaini Al-Sistani.

You may read more about the laws concerning marriage in Islam by clicking on the link below:

http://sistani.org/local.php?modules=nav&nid=2&bid=59&pid=3077

Answer 3

The religious features of Islam are drum to celebrate the happiness of the couple's med hi is when the lady puts HENNA on her hands.