Answered by: Mufti Eunus Ali
Question:
In Islam why are we supposed to consummate the marriage on the night of the Nikah?
Answer
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
It is not a necessity to consummate the marriage during the first night of marriage.
In addition to the above, if the wife is experiencing her menses at that time it will be haram for the couple to engage in sexual intercourse.[1]
It should be noted that it is Sunnah to consummate the marriage before the Walimah.[2]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Mufti Eunus Ali
Checked and Approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
[1] Al Lubab Fi ShahilKitaab, Page 45, Al MAktabatulUmariyyah
[2]I’lausSunan, Volume 11, Page 10-12, Idaratul Quran walUloomilIslamiyyah
BazhlulMajhood, Volume 8, Page 21, Darul Bashair Al Islamiyyah