All praise is due only to Allaah. We laud Him and beseech His

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GIFT TO THE GROOM 
Foreword 
All praise is due only to Allaah. We laud Him and beseech His 
aid and beg forgiveness only from Him and believe in Him and 
rely solely on Him. We seek salvation in Him from the evils of 
our inner selves and the vices of our actions. There is none to 
misguide one whom Allaah intends to guide. I bear witness that 
there is no one worthy of worship but Allaah, the One who has 
no partner. I also testify that Hadhrat Muhammad 
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is the 
faithful servant and the Last Rasul of Allaah. May Allaah 
Ta’ala’s mercy be on him, his family and his Sahabaah 
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and 
may He bless them and raise their status. 
This book outlines numerous aspects before, during and after 
‘Nikah’. How to choose a wife, the procedure recommended by 
Shariat, how to make Mashwera and also precautions after the 
engagement. Then the Khutbah of Nikah is explained, the mehr 
elucidated, the reality of trousseau, expounded upon then the 
various marriage customs dilated. 
The author discusses the Walimah, consent taking, invitation, 
first night, status of husband, responsibilities of husband 
detailed, how to live happily, how to treat your wife, behavious 
toward in-laws, encouraging to live separately and spacing of 
children. 
Moreover in the sad event of divorce, its laws have been 
explained very simply. Importance of having a ‘will’ 
emphasised and then the respected author Mufti Muhammad 
Hanif Abdul Majid summarises his book. 
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The book has an interesting test questionnaire at the end to 
categorise the status and level of a husband. 
May Allaah Jallah Majdahu reward all involved directly or 
indirectly who made it possible to see that this valuable work 
reaches the common man. 
A H Elias (Mufti) 
1427/ 2007 

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1
GIFT TO THE GROOM 
Foreword 
All praise is due only to Allaah. We laud Him and beseech His 
aid and beg forgiveness only from Him and believe in Him and 
rely solely on Him. We seek salvation in Him from the evils of 
our inner selves and the vices of our actions. There is none to 
misguide one whom Allaah intends to guide. I bear witness that 
there is no one worthy of worship but Allaah, the One who has 
no partner. I also testify that Hadhrat Muhammad 
ρ
is the 
faithful servant and the Last Rasul of Allaah. May Allaah 
Ta’ala’s mercy be on him, his family and his Sahabaah 
τ
and 
may He bless them and raise their status. 
This book outlines numerous aspects before, during and after 
‘Nikah’. How to choose a wife, the procedure recommended by 
Shariat, how to make Mashwera and also precautions after the 
engagement. Then the Khutbah of Nikah is explained, the mehr 
elucidated, the reality of trousseau, expounded upon then the 
various marriage customs dilated. 
The author discusses the Walimah, consent taking, invitation, 
first night, status of husband, responsibilities of husband 
detailed, how to live happily, how to treat your wife, behavious 
toward in-laws, encouraging to live separately and spacing of 
children. 
Moreover in the sad event of divorce, its laws have been 
explained very simply. Importance of having a ‘will’ 
emphasised and then the respected author Mufti Muhammad 
Hanif Abdul Majid summarises his book. 
2
The book has an interesting test questionnaire at the end to 
categorise the status and level of a husband. 
May Allaah Jallah Majdahu reward all involved directly or 
indirectly who made it possible to see that this valuable work 
reaches the common man. 
A H Elias (Mufti) 
1427/ 2007 

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How to go about reading this Kitaab 
Since this Kitaab is important and for the benefit of one’s 
family life, and if the family unit is in order then society as a 
whole benefits, therefore we humbly request that this entire 
Kitaab, with all its chapters, be read with proper attention and 
due consideration. Whatever shortcomings one notes in one’s 
life, (and most men, due to not being learned or inexperienced, 
do perpetrate), then proper attention should be diverted in 
making an earnest effort at reforming oneself, and a sincere 
intention must be made not to commit the same errors in future. 
We are hopeful that with these requests in mind, this Kitaab be 
studied with intense attention.
1). 
Before reading this Kitaab make the dua,