Is it alright for a Nikah-ofied couple (only Nikah & no Rukhsati) to go out together sometime?

wa waaa!!! sirf dinner, hang out!!!
o jee agar yeh eyebrows wale meri family main na hote (even mom and dad!) to main ne isi tarah ka nikah kab ka kar lena tha.. arab istilah main iss ko misyaar kaha jata hai.. i.e. it has everything that a marriage entails except certain provisions which the two parties decide to forgo, 'temporarily', by mutual consent e.g living together as in under one roof, expenses of wife (which by executive order from Quran is the responsibility of the husband in normal default mode marriage) or any other thing..

to be frank, i dont know ke iss ko misyar kehte hi kyun hain, because all the 'Necessary/obligatory' requirements are fulfilled. its just a normal seedha saadha nikah, and happily ever after..

motto: Darn you society!!! you make me look bad!

lol @ nikah-ofied.. reminds me of a frend who is fond of coining similar words :D

In my opinion, YES, its alright... After Nikkah they are 'Mehrem' for each other... And you asking about would people talk and raise eyebrows, 'obviously Yes'... reason is that now a days approx more than 70-75% of the couples seen in hang-out places, cinemas, nd 'blah blahhh', are unfortunately NOT Nikkah-ofied... So, people talking talking about and raising eyebrows on them is some what VALID...
Buh a Nikkah-ofied couple shouldn't give a damn to what people say... and avoid hanging out in such places that are full of non-nikkah-ofied couples ( i guess 'dating' is there mission on which they are found there :P)... !!!

Agree with Faiq. Nikah means you're legally and Islamically married, so there's no wrong in any interaction. True, in our culture there may be raised eyebrows but in my opinion that's THEIR problem, not yours. :)

Oh, this is one of those questions I have asked myself as well. Why do people make a fuss of 'Ruksati'? Nikkah is what marriage is all about. When you do Nikkah, you let others also know that you are married now. How I understand things with my very limited knowledge is that, Ruksati is just there to inform others that 'look, these two are now officially married, so if you see them out together you don't need to worry about it - they are husband and wife!'... From my point of view (though, no idea how religious it is), this very announcement kind of a thing can be achieved through Nikkah as well, when people let others know (even if not all family/friends etc. are present) that 'x' is married to 'y'. For me, since both 'x' and 'y' are officially married after Nikkah, they have all the rights to do all those things, which a couple after the so-called (perhaps culturally introduced) 'Ruksati' can do.

But yes, I'll be also glad to know what others have to say about it. Is Ruksati a cultural or a religious part of the whole process? I mean, if people do Nikkah and have to wait until the Ruksati and are thus not living together, one day decide to end the relationship, they will have to apply for an official divorce!

Islamically meeting is alright but as far as our culture is concern, some people have an issue with it and some people don't. one should respect the families values too.

yeah you can go out... but if you go out before rukhsati, there will be less charm when it would happen. So better to bear it. :p

Hey I don't think there is any harm in hanging out after Nikkah, both religiously and lawfully.. Rukhsati is definitely apart of our culture and I have never read about it in our religious history. Afterall the guy becomes your husband after nikkah and I guess it should be encouraged to hang out with him than anyone else

Nikah means the couple are lawfully wedded. So they can go wherever they want.

The difference here is can and will. Rationally considering it suggests that they sure can do it, but the question is will they?
Now that totally depends upon how temperate are the families of the individuals. Since this tradition of Nikah without Rukhsati is not very common among the lower middle and thus the ideologically rigid or one could say a bit radical class of our society, so the question hardly arises there, but in the middle and may be even the lower upper class where this phenomenon prevails more commonly it comes down to how far ahead are the elders ready to go to accept it based on rationality.
So the answer to will they varies from individuals to individuals and families to families.

its totally ok to hangout with your HUSBAND ... coz lawfully he is your husband and you are his wife ... so its normal .... nikkah makes you husband and wife ... ruksakti se just a rasam ... !

Praise be to Allaah.

If a man has completed the marriage contract (‘aqd nikaah) with a woman according to Islamic law, everything is permissible for him, he may look at her, be alone with her, enjoy physical contact with her, and so on, but his wife is not obliged to obey him and he is not obliged to spend on her until she submits herself to him, which according to the customs of most people nowadays happens after the waleemah or wedding party. Some mothers and fathers do not like their daughter to be alone with her husband between the ‘aqd (nikaah) and waleemah because they are afraid of some problem arising that may cause the break up of the marriage, and their daughter may then no longer be a virgin, or she may become pregnant, and if the waleemah is delayed her pregnancy will be obvious to people, or other situations which may cause embarrassment to the parents. Parents may have concerns of which their children may not be aware, and which a daughter may not see as important because she is so excited and happy about her new husband. Although it is permissible for the couple to enjoy physical contact after the nikaah is completed – even before the waleemah – they should respect their parents’ wishes and pay attention to their concerns. The husband should also understand their concerns and should remain content with family visits until things settle down, i.e., after the waleemah. We ask Allaah to hasten for you the good things that you want. And Allaah is the Source of help.

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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

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It is true, that after nikah everything is halal, however, in our culture, the reason our elders prefer the couple in question to not see each publicly alone is incase before the rukhsati the nikah breaks, (which has happened in many cases) and then thousands of questions arise (which is clearly absurd). so to prevent gossip being spread.. they try to avoid it... which is a shame for the couple as they can legally see each other dating or otherwise! Also depends on family to family too... as we all know! ;-)

nikkah IS the real marriage contract. if you have a problem with a husband and wife going out together, well then you must have a problem with everything

yeah they can go..NIKKAH is real marriage and after nikkah there is no problem..couple can go to dinner and hangouts together.