Remembrance 2 from Chapter 230
What to say to the groom after his marriage has been consummated
Wa ‘alayka-s-salāmu wa raḥmatu-llāh, kayfa wajadta ahlak? Bāraka-llāhu lak.
WE RELATE FROM the Ṣaḥīḥ of al-Bukhārī that Anas
narrated that the Messenger of Allah
consummated his marriage with Zaynab
and gave a banquet with bread and meat. He described the banquet and the number of guests who were invited to it. Then he said: “Then the Messenger of Allah
went out and went to the room of ‘Ā’ishah
and said: ‘Peace be upon you, people of the house, and the mercy and blessings of Allah.’ She answered: ‘And on you be peace and the mercy of Allah. How did you find your family [i.e. wife]? May Allah bless you.’ He visited the rooms of all his wives and said the same as he had said to ‘Ā’ishah
, and they said the same as she had said.” [1].