The Ruling on Holding a Wedding Feast After the End of the Waiting Period
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Question:
Also, he asks, may Allah preserve you: He says that recently, when a woman’s husband dies and her waiting period ends, her relatives hold a feast—sometimes the son, sometimes the sister, sometimes the father. What is the ruling on this practice, and what is the ruling on accepting the invitation?
Answer:
Making this a habit and believing that it is obligatory to leave the waiting period for a death is not permissible, because it becomes a religious innovation (bid'ah). However, if they do it to comfort the woman and maintain contact, and they do not make it a regular habit, there is nothing wrong with that.
Also, he asks, may Allah preserve you: He says that recently, when a woman’s husband dies and her waiting period ends, her relatives hold a feast—sometimes the son, sometimes the sister, sometimes the father. What is the ruling on this practice, and what is the ruling on accepting the invitation?
Answer:
Making this a habit and believing that it is obligatory to leave the waiting period for a death is not permissible, because it becomes a religious innovation (bid'ah). However, if they do it to comfort the woman and maintain contact, and they do not make it a regular habit, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/198 — archive.org (3:00)
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