Two Weddings In The Family : Part II - The Akad Nikah
We were lucky to be able to witness both my Sis' and Brother-In-Law's Akad Nikah ceremony.
Akad Nikah is the solemnisation of the wedding and this ceremony is an Islamic requirement for a marriage to be legal and binding. The Bridegroom seals the "contract" with either the bride’s father, or an authorised person called "wali" who is either the bride’s male sibling or uncle or very close relative.
My Sis' akad nikah was held on Saturday, after the Zohor prayer.
Waiting nervously for the akad nikah ceremony
The akad nikah proceedings
Signing the marriage documents
All smiles after. The bridegroom handed over the mas kahwin (dowry) to the bride and put on the wedding ring on the bride's finger. This is called the Batal Air Sembahyang ceremony (breaking the solat ablution). It essentially is a symbol that he now can touch the bride being her lawful husband.
The newlywedsMy Brother-in-law's akad nikah ceremony was held the day after, on Sunday at 9.00am.
The Bride, waiting for the akad nikah ceremony to start
The akad nikah ceremony
Signing the marriage documents
After the akad nikah, the bridegroom will be asked to read a prepared text for his bride which mentioned about the duties of a husband, his rights, the dos and don’ts, and also the duties and rights of the wife.
The newlywedsNext up - photos of the berinai and bersanding ceremony.
Congrats to the happy couple! :)
ReplyDeletecongrats to the newly weds .:D
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to photos in the next post! : )
ReplyDelete@Mei Teng & Life Ramblings,
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'll forward your wish to the newlyweds. :)
@Foong,
it'll be up in a few hours. :)
Beautiful newlyweds. It was great reading this, as now I have a better understanding of the Malay marriage ceremony. :D
ReplyDelete@Jim,
ReplyDeleteso when can I have an in-depth report on Chinese wedding from you? :D
Wiw, so traditional...can't believe they still give dowry now that we're in the modern time. I wish them both happiness and success!
ReplyDelete@Ayie,
ReplyDeleteHappily, we are still traditional in many ways here.
The Mas kahwin is a dowry for the bride, and is to be used by the bride alone. There are also other forms of gifts - monetary called the hantaran to help ease the burden of the wedding expenses and the hantaran which is gifts in form of items like clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc. Both the bride and the bridegroom reciprocate in giving the hantaran.
And, both families (bride and bridegroom) have their own celebration. For the bridegroom, the wedding celebration or kenduri is called the menyambut menantu, or translates as receiving the son/daughter in-law. It is a way to introduce the newlyweds to their extended families.
oooppss, the monetary gifts is called the duit hantaran and the gifts are called the dulang hantaran
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining further, it's almost similar to our older traditions...some people still practice it most on provinces and perhaps in muslim/islam region in the Phil. =)
ReplyDeleteHmmm, thing is I don't get invites for weddings often nowadays. Relatives are mostly married already XD
ReplyDelete@Ayie,
ReplyDeleteGlad to explain. :)
@Jim,
Wait for your wedding and invite ppl lah pulak. Hihhi