He looked and saw that Gabriel and Michael had descended...

He looked and saw that Gabriel and Michael had descended from Heaven each accompanied by seventy thousand angels. He asked them the reason for the dissension. They replied: We have come to see Fatimah off to Ali’s house, and then they express their congratulations. Then they said, “God is the Greatest”, and so did the angels. The divine Prophet too said, “God is the Greatest”. Thus, it became a tradition to say “God is the Greatest” when accompanying the bride. (2) Yes.

You must prepare for and conduct the wedding ceremonies in a manner that will result in the descent ion of angels and God’s blessings. Imam Sadiq (PBUH) said: Take the bride to the groom’s house at night. (3) Imam Reza (PBUH) said: Wedding at night is one of the traditions of the Prophet since the night is for resting in peace and a woman is for peace, too.

(4) The Prophet (Pbuh) ordered the daughters of Abdul-Mutallib and the women of Medina to follow Fatimah (PBUH) on the night of her wedding; be happy and sing; say God is great and praise be to Him, and avoid saying what God dislikes. (5) On the night of the wedding, it is recommended to feed the guests who have accepted the invitation. The Prophet (Pbuh) said: There are only five occasions for a banquet: Marriage; childbirth; circumcision; purchasing a house; and returning from the pilgrimage.

(6) It has been narrated that the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) said on the wedding night of Fatimah Zahra (pbuh): O’ Ali. Prepare an excellent dinner in honour of your spouse. He added: We will give the meat and the bread, you provide the dates and the ghee. Then Imam Ali (PBUH) said: I bought the dates and the ghee. The Prophet (Pbuh) rolled up his sleeves and shredded the dates into pieces and dropped them in the ghee. He mixed them until it became a mixture of dates, oil and flour.

He sent a ram to be slaughtered. A lot of bread was baked. He then told Ali (PBUH) to invite whoever he wished. Ali says: “I went to the mosque and asked the people to accept the invitation to Fatimah’s banquet”.(7) Regarding being invited to a wedding party, the Prophet (PBUH) said: Do not rush to go to a wedding party if you are invited. Wedding ceremonies remind us of worldly issues. But rush to a funeral ceremony when invited since that reminds you of the Hereafter.