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Assalamualaikum I''m intending to do my daughters akd in July but I don''t want her to go live with her husband until next year when she finishes her studies. I have also strongly suggested that they do not consummate the marriage yet although I did not make a demand. I agreed to do the akd this year because the grooms father is loosing his memory day by day due to a stroke. His family want him to know that his son is settled before his mind gets worse. And it is also for their peace of mind that their father would at least have known that his son is married. Both our families and the groom is ok about this but recently I have heard that if the akd is done the walima has to be done within 10 days. Does that mean that the marriage has to be consumated. I want my daughter to live in student accommodation until next year when I hope to do the traditional wedding party and send her to her husbands house. Then the walima. My question is can it all be done this way 03 June 2010 Rukeya

Answer:

Yes you are allowed to do that.

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