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

During the filming the photographers will have to walk 
around amongst the men and women. 
Besides all this, which in itself are inconveniences and waste, 
the very concept of filming the occasion is Haraam. Picture-
making and photography are Haraam in Islaam. May Allaah 
Ta`ala save us all. 
Immodest intermingling of sexes 
In the not so recent past, whenever there would be any 
occasion, then there would always be separate facilities for men 
and women. In fact, there would be a partition separating the 
men from the women. 
However, nowadays it has become the 
trend for men and women to be mixed and intermingled, 
which is totally Haraam and impermissible.
This, indeed is a 
mockery of the Sunnat of Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), 
whose punishment will most certainly be meted out in the 
Aakhirah. Sometimes, this punishment is meted out on earth as 
well. 
Standing and eating (buffet-style) 
In imitating the western way of life, we are emerging from the 
category of being humans beings and fast entering the 
boundaries of the animalism. May Allaah Ta`ala have mercy on 
us and grant us guidance. 
We witness the great evil of people 
walking around and eating at what was supposed to be 
blessed occasions such as the Sunnat Walimah. This is a 
clear mockery of the Sunnat!
We have now even surpassed 
the traits if animals. When the food is ready everyone is called 
to eat and they rush for the laid out tables of food and fill their 

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and extravagance. This exercise is nothing but a mockery of the 
Sunnat. 
Where is the Sunnat Walimah and where is the 
‘walimahs’ of today? 
After the recipient of the card receives it and reads it, he will 
get the message that he is invited to the Walimah and then 
discard the card. Of what further use was this?