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to bless the couple who are coming together in the blessed union of Nikah today,

as well as the families, as well as all our families.

And we ask Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to make it easy for those who are not married

to be married to spouses who will be the coolness of their eyes.

And those who are married but do not have offspring may Allah grant them offspring.

And those who are married and have offspring may Allah make that offspring the coolness of their eyes.

Those who are married and have some form of marital discord may Allah make this a means of solution for their problems.

I mean, my beloved brothers and sisters in Islam.

This is the house of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. It is not my house, it is not your house.

You cannot do as you please in the house of Allah. You do as Allah pleases.

One of the Sunnas of Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is that when a union of marriage and Nikah is officiated,

that officiation as per the Sunnah should be done in the house of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala. Why?

The reason is it is a sacred bond. It is not a simple matter to get married.

Yes, it is easy in Islam to get married. It has been simplified as in procedural matters.

But in terms of seriousness of the relationship, it is something sacred.

It is something that Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala has kept such that it is decreed even prior to you being born.

May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala make it easy for us to understand.

When you take someone's daughter in the house of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala,

you have accepted her as your wife, you have accepted her in your Nikah, in your marriage.

It is not a simple matter. It comes about with a lot of responsibilities.

It comes about with great sacrifice, bearing in mind that Allah is watching.

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