In our custom, we honor the guest with a slaughtered animal. Do we follow them in these customs, or is it considered extravagance?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If the custom among some people is to honor their guest with a slaughtered animal, and if one of them goes against their custom, he is exposed to their blame, his status is diminished, and he is described as stingy, do we follow them in these customs, or is this considered extravagance?
Answer:
If you would suffer harm if you went against their custom, do what they do. Do what they do to ward off blame from yourself and to ward off harm from you. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If the custom among some people is to honor their guest with a slaughtered animal, and if one of them goes against their custom, he is exposed to their blame, his status is diminished, and he is described as stingy, do we follow them in these customs, or is this considered extravagance?
Answer:
If you would suffer harm if you went against their custom, do what they do. Do what they do to ward off blame from yourself and to ward off harm from you. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [445 -954] في عرفنا إكرام الضيف بالذبيحة، فهل نتبعهم في أعرافهم هذه، أم يعتبر من الإسراف؟ — youtube.com
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