The Ruling on Exaggeration in Feeding Fasting People
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. In the blessed month of Ramadan, feeding fasting people is common, whether in the mosques or in other places. What is your opinion regarding this exaggeration in what is provided to feed the fasting people in the mosques?
Answer:
My opinion is that exaggeration and extravagance are not permissible. Feeding the fasting people is a great virtue, but it should be within limits, without extravagance or preparing large amounts of food that are not eaten. It has reached us that some people collect a lot of money that exceeds or goes beyond the cost of iftar for the entire month of Ramadan. This is not something that should be done. One should estimate what is sufficient to feed the fasting people in this month and then refrain from taking the excess, because this is among the exaggerations and extravagances. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. In the blessed month of Ramadan, feeding fasting people is common, whether in the mosques or in other places. What is your opinion regarding this exaggeration in what is provided to feed the fasting people in the mosques?
Answer:
My opinion is that exaggeration and extravagance are not permissible. Feeding the fasting people is a great virtue, but it should be within limits, without extravagance or preparing large amounts of food that are not eaten. It has reached us that some people collect a lot of money that exceeds or goes beyond the cost of iftar for the entire month of Ramadan. This is not something that should be done. One should estimate what is sufficient to feed the fasting people in this month and then refrain from taking the excess, because this is among the exaggerations and extravagances. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9 من 28|من أحكام الصيام|كلمة توجيهية عن التوبة في رمضان|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:30)
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