The mufti of Karachay-Cherkessia called for reducing wedding expenses.

Excessive spending on wedding celebrations is becoming a heavy financial burden for families, noted the elders of the Uruppsky district in an appeal to the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Karachay-Cherkessia. The mufti of the republic urged believers to abandon wedding excesses.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic on April 18, 2011, called on representatives of the authorities, imams, and all residents to strictly adhere to the fatwa of the mufti of KCR Ismail Berdiev. In his fatwa, the mufti regulates the procedure for conducting the funeral of the deceased, memorial rites, the conditions for concluding a nikah (Muslim marriage), and the procedure for its performance.

The elders of the Uruppsky district are appealing to the Mufti of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic for assistance in addressing the pressing issue related to excessive spending on wedding celebrations, which often become a heavy financial burden for families.

We ask you to conduct explanatory work among the population and assist in organizing wedding rites and traditions so that they correspond to our national customs, spiritual values, and religious norms, based on the principles of moderation and not accompanied by unjustified expenses," - the appeal of the elders is quoted by the head of the apparatus of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of KCR Nurislam Bashiev on his social media page.

The Duma of Karachay-Cherkessia posted a message on its Telegram channel stating that during the Friday sermon, the Mufti of KCR Muhammad Erkenov touched upon the topic of excessive spending on weddings.

The mufti noted that due to inflated demands and expensive wedding traditions, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many young people to marry and start a family. Addressing the believers, he urged them to abandon excesses, ease the path to nikah for young people, and remember the true values of family life.

The call of the authorities of Chechnya for modest weddings contradicted the weddings in the Kadyrov family

The Spiritual Administrations of several republics have raised the issue of wedding expenses, most often attempting to regulate wedding celebrations by the Spiritual Administration of Chechnya. Thus, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya, at the request of the head of the republic, adopted mandatory norms for conducting wedding celebrations, according to which, for example, the amount of the kalym is set, expensive gifts are strictly prohibited, and the appearance of the bride's dress is established.

The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Chechen Republic published on August 26 a list of mandatory norms for conducting weddings. A separate point states that any excesses that do not correspond to either Islam or Chechen adat, such as expensive gifts like diamond rings, fur coats, household appliances, apartments, cars, etc., are strictly prohibited.

The amount of the bride price should be limited, and the authorities of Chechnya should provide financial assistance to low-income families, residents of the republic indicated in 2024.

In the summer of 2025, the 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Kadyrov, wore a watch at his wedding valued at least 2 million dollars and posed behind the wheel of a car worth 190 thousand dollars. The irony of commentators on social media, as well as questions about the origin of the Kadyrov family's money, were raised by this wedding.