The Ruling on Displaying Lanterns and Lighting in Ramadan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: It has become customary to put up lanterns and lighting on the first day of Ramadan. Is there any harm in doing so?
Answer:
Yes, this is a symbol that is not permissible to display or designate specifically for Ramadan. Lighting should be provided only to the extent of need, the amount needed for the mosques and the worshippers. Anything beyond that is not permissible to designate specifically for Ramadan with extra lighting. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: It has become customary to put up lanterns and lighting on the first day of Ramadan. Is there any harm in doing so?
Answer:
Yes, this is a symbol that is not permissible to display or designate specifically for Ramadan. Lighting should be provided only to the extent of need, the amount needed for the mosques and the worshippers. Anything beyond that is not permissible to designate specifically for Ramadan with extra lighting. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/079 — archive.org (7:10)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.