Selamat Pengantin Baru

Selamat Pengantin Baru to my beloved brother, Abang and my new sister-in-law Sarah.

Alhamdulillah, they were pronounced legally wedded husband and wife at 4.22 pm on the 24^th of November 2007 in Masjid Sungai Batu, Serdang, Kedah.

In the words of Mark Twain,

“A marriage… makes of two fractional lives a whole;
it gives to two purposeless lives a work,
and doubles the strength of each to perform it;
it gives to two questioning natures a reason for living,
and something to live for;
it will give a new gladness to the sunshine,
a new fragrance to the flowers,
a new beauty to the earth,
and a new mystery to life.”

More importantly, I hope in the years to come, my brother (and all other husbands) will not forget that Rasulullah had once said:

"The most perfect of the believers in faith is the best of them in moral excellence, and the best of you are the kindest to their wives."

My doa is that the two of you will find long lasting love and happiness in, and with, each other.

“All praise is due to Allah; we plead Him for help, and we ask for His protection, and we seek refuge in Him from the mischief of our souls; whomsoever Allah guides, there is none who can lead him astray and whomsoever Allah finds in error, there is none to guide him; and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger. 'O you who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, by Whom you demand one of another your rights, and to the ties of relationship; surely Allah watches over you. 'O you who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah with the care which is due to him, and do not die unless you are Muslim.' 'O you who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah and speak the right word; He would put for you your deeds into a right state and forgive you your faults; and whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger, he indeed achieves a mighty success”

- excerpt of a nikah sermon as according to a hadith