Explaining what is feasible for the wedding feast, whether meat or otherwise
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The questioner:
Yes. And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shabah narrated to us, and Shababah narrated to us, and Sulayman narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas. And 'Abdullah ibn Hashim ibn Hayyan narrated it to me, and the wording is his, and Ba'az narrated to us, and Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit, and Anas narrated to us, saying: Safiyyah became Dhihyyah's in his division, and they were praising her in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan al-Bayhaqi 10:211 her mother, so he said: "Improve her." Sahih Muslim 1365f Sahih Muslim 1365f.
The Shaykh:
One holds the feast with whatever is feasible. If meat is feasible, that is better, one or two slaughtered animals, according to the condition of the guests. And if nothing is feasible except dates, ghee, cheese, or something similar, there is no harm, so the matter is broad. The Sunnah (recommended practice) is to slaughter, even if it is just one sheep, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abd al-Rahman, "Even if you hold a feast with just one sheep." So if that is not feasible, the feast is sufficient with whatever is feasible. Yes.
Yes. And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shabah narrated to us, and Shababah narrated to us, and Sulayman narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas. And 'Abdullah ibn Hashim ibn Hayyan narrated it to me, and the wording is his, and Ba'az narrated to us, and Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit, and Anas narrated to us, saying: Safiyyah became Dhihyyah's in his division, and they were praising her in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
and peace be upon him, and they said, "We have not seen anything like her among the captives." He said, "So he sent to Dhiyyah and gave him what he wanted for her, then he handed her to"
وسلم، قال ويقولون ما رأينا في السبي مثلها. قال فبعث إلى دحية فأعطاه بها ما أراد، ثم دفعها إلىAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) then got out of Khaibar until when he was on the other side of it, he halted, and a tent was pitched for him. When it was morning Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: He who has surplus of provision with him should bring that to us. Some persons would bring the surplus of dates, and the
قال ثم خرج رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من خيبر، حتى إذا جعلها في ظهره نزل، ثم ضرب عليها القبة، فلما أصبح قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من كان عنده فضل زاد فليأتنا به. قال فجعل الرجل يجيء بفضل التمر وفضلsurplus of mush of barley until there became a heap of bals. They began to eat the hais and began to drink out of the pond which had the water of rainfall in it and which was situated by their side. Anas said that that constituted the wedding feast of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He (further) said: We proceeded until we saw
لسويق، حتى جعلوا من ذلك سوادا حيسا، فجعلوا يأكلون من ذلك الحيس، ويشربون من حياض إلى جانبهم من ماء السماء. قال فقال أنس فكانت تلك وليمة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عليها؟! قال فانطلقنا حتى إذا رأيناThe Shaykh:
One holds the feast with whatever is feasible. If meat is feasible, that is better, one or two slaughtered animals, according to the condition of the guests. And if nothing is feasible except dates, ghee, cheese, or something similar, there is no harm, so the matter is broad. The Sunnah (recommended practice) is to slaughter, even if it is just one sheep, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abd al-Rahman, "Even if you hold a feast with just one sheep." So if that is not feasible, the feast is sufficient with whatever is feasible. Yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح مسلم، تابع شرح كتاب النكاح والرضاع والطلاق (3) — islamhouse.com (13:34)
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