It is a matter of marriage and the answer to the one who advocates it in a Muslim sahih (comparative doctrinal study)

Abstract

This paper which is entitled "The Order of Conducting the Marriage Feast and Answering the Invitation in Sahih Muslim - a Comparative Study", is one of the most prominent means of making the marriage known which is dealt with by the Islamic scholars plainly in details.  This subject is worth of study and researching because it is closely associated with the Muslim community, and feeding people in such occasions is from the close good deeds the Islam urges and calls for. The researcher began to discuss this subject starting with the hadiths in the Sahih al-Imam al-Muslim in which the order was given regarding the marriage meal. The study wants to know whether there is any order calling for doing the meal or answering the inviters of the meal or eating from it believing that it is Muslim’s duty to answer the invitation or not. Then, the researcher talked about the most appropriate attitude of the scholars and their viewpoints in terms of this topic besides showing their proofs and discussing them to arrive at a moderate and correct viewpoints among all these viewpoints. The researcher divided the research into an introduction, four sections, and a conclusion. In the introduction, the researcher mentioned the importance of the research, the reasons for choosing it, and its methodology.