Internet divided after viral video shows Hamza Ali Abbasi officiating Nikah

Social media users are divided over a viral video that showed actor Hamza Ali Abbasi officiating the marriage ceremony of a couple.

According to the details, the video showed Abbasi reading a script off a phone, asking the groom if he accepted the bride, as per tradition.

“Qabool hai [I accept],” the groom can be heard as saying all three times, to which Abbasi responds with “SubhanAllah [glory be to Allah]”.

 

 

 

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A post shared by T. Edit (@tribunedit)

While the video was well-received by thousands who said that anyone could read Nikah that was “a legal and not a religious document”, others said that it lacked certain “decorum” that should have been there.

“Nikah and funeral prayers can be conducted by any Muslim,” wrote one user. Another said that it was in fact a good practice and not every act should be criticised online.

“My Nikah was officiated by my uncle and there is nothing wrong with that,” said a third.

A couple others opined that marriage officiation should be left to those who “realise its significance”, while another jokingly wrote, “Now even this is being done by actors? Leave something for others to do.”

Some even took to social media to point out how “handsome” the Nikah officiator was.

It merits a mention that the video comes months after Abbasi made headlines for his new book called “My Discovery of God - Islam and Judgement Day”.

Prior to this, Abbasi had announced embarking on “a journey of self-discovery” to research more on religion.

“Alhamdullilah. For now, it is available in the USA [sic] only but soon it will be available globally and in Pakistan, will keep you all posted. Thank you,” the Maula Jatt star had said while announcing the book in a social media post last year.

On hearing about the star’s biggest accomplishment, many had congratulated him while others had some hard questions for the actor-turned-author.

He had, however, not shied away from taking all questions head-on and responding to queries of fans and other social media users.