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The ruling on attending weddings that contain prohibited matters

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Question:
This message actually came from a female listener to the program. She says: I would like to ask about attending weddings and occasions where there are prohibited matters, and these people may be among my relatives. What is my position in this? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
Weddings and gatherings nowadays are mostly characterized by the commission of prohibited acts and the exposure of women, especially young women, to a lack of modesty. It is not permissible for a Muslim woman to attend a party or gathering that contains prohibited matters and a lack of adherence to hijab, even if the attendees are her relatives. This is because maintaining family ties is not achieved through disobedience, but through obedience. So do not be lenient in this matter, and do not fear people by seeking their pleasure at the cost of the anger of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Do not seek the pleasure of people at the cost of the anger of Allah.
Rather, seek the pleasure of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, even if people are angry. As the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever seeks the pleasure of Allah at the cost of the anger of people, Allah will be pleased with him and He will make people pleased with him. And whoever seeks the pleasure of people at the cost of the anger of Allah, Allah will be angry with him and He will make people angry with him.من يتمس رضا الله بسخط الناس رضي الله عنه وأرضى عنه الناس. ومن يتمس رضا الناس بسخط الله سخط الله عليه وأسخط عليه الناس.
So the Muslim woman should be mindful of this. And the guardians of women should take charge of them
Men are in charge of womenالرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ
[An-Nisa 4:34]
, and supervise these courtyards or wedding houses or rest houses, organizing them in a way that regulates them, because they are responsible for them before Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. And the guardian of a woman, if he knows that this party contains prohibited matters, should not give her permission and should not allow her to go to it. Men are the protectors and maintainers of women. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/224 — archive.org (3:02)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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