Dought & clear, - Ruling on bridesmaids

I was just wondering if it is permissible to have brides maids for a
reception in Islam. I am not sure if the practice is cultural or
religious.
Praise be to Allaah.
It is permissible for the bride to have someone to help adorn her and
accompany her, or a female servant who will serve her, in return for a
specified wage paid by the husband or bride or someone else. This was
widespread in ancient times and is still done in some countries. It is
permissible according to sharee'ah, as stated above. The fuqaha'
stated clearly that if it is the woman's custom to have a servant,
then the husband has to bring someone to serve her.
It says inKashshaaf al-Qinaa'(5/463): If the wife needs someone to
serve her, because a woman like her does not serve herself or because
of her high position, and she has no servant, then she is entitled to
a servant because Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):"and live
with them honourably" [al-Nisa' 4:19], and because it is something
that is needed all the time. But the servant should only be someone
for whom it is permissible to look at the wife, either a woman or a
relative who is a mahram. End quote.
Having bridesmaids or a servant is not something that belongs to one
particular culture or that has to do with religion; rather it a matter
of custom or tradition, which varies from one society to another, and
may be necessary.
And Allah knows best.-

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