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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim Alhamdulillah

As-salatu wa sallamu ala Rasulillahirrah'a ala A'bihi wa as-Khaviha Jumayin.

We praise Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, we send blessings upon Muhammad,

Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, his household, his companions, we ask Allah to bless them,

to bless every one of us, to bless the couple that have come together in Nikah today,

and the families that have just united in this beautiful bond of Nikah.

May Allah make this union through which Allah's deen will be served,

and in inshallah we will all benefit in one good way or another.

I mean, my brothers and sisters, you know, we always get happy and excited when we hear about weddings,

and we're always happy to see our children get married to good spouses.

It is not easy for the father of the bride to select for his daughter the person whom he

feels will not oppress his child, the person whom he feels will take care of his daughter,

the person whom he feels will actually honor his child in the way he honored her when

she was young.

The decision is not an easy one.

It is actually a very, very challenging decision because parents generally want goodness for

their children, but unfortunately what happens is it is not easy to judge an individual just

by a few meetings.

So before we used to rely heavily on the family, and we would say that's a good family,

so I'm sure the guy is a good guy.

You and I know that today that is not always the case.

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