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Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.

Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.

Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.

We pray to Allah, Subhanahu wa Ta'ala upon all conditions.

We send blessings and salutations upon Muhammad, salallahu alayhi wa salam.

His household, his companions, we ask Allah to bless them

to bless everyone of us, to keep us steadfast and to protect us

and our offspring, those to come up to the end of time.

Steadfast upon the deen, I mean, my beloved brothers and sisters,

we will be witnessing the officiation of a Nika shortly.

And it's important for us to spend a few moments speaking on something beneficial

that people could take back in order to enact within their lives,

to be able to improve not only their marital condition or the lives within their homes,

but even for those who are not married to be encouraged in insha'Allah

to make that step in the right direction and to be able to do it within the light

that was shown for us by Rasulullah, salallahu alayhi wa salam.

We know that there is something called the Khutbah of Nika,

which means the little sermon that is delivered prior to the changing

or the exchanging of the various questions and answers known as Ijab and Kabul.

Ijab meaning the proposal and Kabul meaning the acceptance.

It's very simple in Islam. The simplest activation is the officiation of a Nika.

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