The Ruling on Excess in Wedding Feasts
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Question:
These are some questions on this topic. They came to me saying that some people go to extremes in their wedding feasts, to the point of extravagance, and the leftovers are thrown into the garbage. What is the ruling on that? And what is your guidance to the people, may Allah preserve you, in this matter?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to keep the wedding feast simple and not to be extravagant, and extravagance is not permissible, but it should be according to the need, according to the number of people invited. As for preparing a lot of food that is not needed, this is extravagance. Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), says:[Al-A'raf 7:31], and He [Al-A'raf 7:31] does not love extravagance, nor does He love those who are extravagant. It is obligatory for the husband and the wife's family to be moderate in the wedding feasts, keeping them within the limits of need, so that there is no waste of money without benefit. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes.
These are some questions on this topic. They came to me saying that some people go to extremes in their wedding feasts, to the point of extravagance, and the leftovers are thrown into the garbage. What is the ruling on that? And what is your guidance to the people, may Allah preserve you, in this matter?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to keep the wedding feast simple and not to be extravagant, and extravagance is not permissible, but it should be according to the need, according to the number of people invited. As for preparing a lot of food that is not needed, this is extravagance. Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), says:
and eat and drink, but be not excessive
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُواO children of Adam, take your adornment at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
إِنَّهُ لَاThe presenter:
Yes.
Source
محاضرات عبر الهاتف [ 02 ] أحكام النكاح — islamhouse.com (5:36)
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