Attending Mawlid Celebrations, Even for the Sake of Eating
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the one who attends mawlid celebrations sinful for attending, even if his attendance is for the sake of eating?
The Shaykh:
Even if it is.
The questioner:
Even if his attendance is for the sake of eating, he eats.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to attend. If you attend, you have approved it for them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better...
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 49a and he leaves the place with his heart. It is not that he means it with his heart; he sits and does not leave the place. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the one who attends mawlid celebrations sinful for attending, even if his attendance is for the sake of eating?
The Shaykh:
Even if it is.
The questioner:
Even if his attendance is for the sake of eating, he eats.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to attend. If you attend, you have approved it for them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better...
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it with the help of his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue, and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيره بيده فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه من لم يستطع فبقلبه
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إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-13- 03-1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:08:29)
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