The wedding feast (walima)
الوليمة
The wedding feast; the Prophet ﷺ commanded it — 'give a feast even with a single sheep' — and its scale ranges from a family table to whole-town festivals.
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Family, marriage and kinshipHospitalityCuisines of the Muslim world
Overview
The wedding feast; the Prophet commanded it, 'hold a feast even with a sheep', and its customs vary widely between countries, from a family table to the seasons of entire peoples. {1}
People and things also explored
Bakdash· Le Café de la Mosquée de Paris· Café Riche· El-Fishawy Café· Hafiz Mustafa 1864· Jarir Bookstore· Karim's· Rick's Café Casablanca
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “The wedding feast (walima)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/practice/walima/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.