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

That is, there is no necessity for consummation 
before a Walimah is held.
If there was no consummation 
between the couple and Walimah is held, then this will not 
affect the validity of the Walimah at all. Such a Walimah is 
neither invalid nor can it be said that the Sunnat of the Walimah 
was not fulfilled. If a Walimah is held even before the 
rukhsati
, 
then too it will be valid and in order, only it will be said that 
this was held out of the Mustahab (preferred) period. There is 
no scope here for the full proofs. If anyone requires proof then 
kindly refer to Allamah Ibn Hajar’s (rahmatullah alayh) 
Fat-hul 
Baari
, page 231, vol. 9, under the chapter of Walimah where he 
discusses the Hadith number 5166. 
Taking consent from the girl 
One person asked as to whether at the time of the Nikah, when 
taking the reply from the girl, it is necessary to get her verbal 
consent or whether a mere written reply from her is sufficient. 
At this juncture it should be mentioned that the norm is that the 
girl does not present herself at the gathering of the Nikah, but 
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rather some family members of hers will attend and one of 
them will be her representative. 
Now when this representative of the girl goes to get her consent 
it is not actually part of the 
íjaab 
and
qubool.
The 
representative will ask the girl if she consents to him 
making her Nikah with so and so at the specified 
mehr
. If 
the girl is still a virgin, then she does not have to give a 
verbal reply. Her silence will also be taken as her consent. 
Nevertheless, if she gives a verbal reply, then it will be 
much better. If she has to write her consent on a piece of