COVID-19 forced undergraduates Siti Jaslin Johari and Muhammad Ameer Ashraf to postpone their wedding reception. But following approval from ...
SERI KEMBANGAN, Selangor: It was one of the biggest days of her life and Siti Jaslin Johari was dressed in her best – a tan-coloured hijab and cream baju kurung.
“I was not sad that I had to get married online. I was happy and grateful because we were finally halal as husband and wife,” said Siti Jaslin in a phone interview with CNA. However, because of the movement control order imposed by the Malaysian government to curb the spread of COVID-19, the pair had to get married in their respective homes and could not even hug or put wedding rings on each other’s fingers.“We didn’t want to delay getting married anymore. We were offered the chance to do the nikah ceremony online, so we jumped on it,” she said.
The couple announcing the cancellation of their wedding reception due to Malaysia's movement control order. Following protocol by JAIS, the two families had to install the video conferencing app Skype and conduct a rehearsal 24 hours before the scheduled ceremony to check if the network connectivity was fine.For the bride’s family, Siti Jaslin, her father, who is her legal guardian, and two witnesses were required to be present. Meanwhile for the groom’s family, only Muhammad Ameer needed to be in front of the camera. The rest of their family members at home remained in the background.
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