Feasts and Slaughter When Resolving to Perform Hajj
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In our country, when a pilgrim resolves to perform Hajj, his relatives slaughter animals as a thanksgiving to Allah, and they hold a feast to which they gather. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This has no basis in the religion. This imposes a burden on people. This is a practice (bid'ah) that they impose on people, and it has no basis. Yes, if it were when he returned from Hajj, there would be a suitable occasion to welcome him. But when he is going to Hajj, this has no basis and it imposes this burden on people. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In our country, when a pilgrim resolves to perform Hajj, his relatives slaughter animals as a thanksgiving to Allah, and they hold a feast to which they gather. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This has no basis in the religion. This imposes a burden on people. This is a practice (bid'ah) that they impose on people, and it has no basis. Yes, if it were when he returned from Hajj, there would be a suitable occasion to welcome him. But when he is going to Hajj, this has no basis and it imposes this burden on people. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب هيئات السجود وكيف الهوي إليه — islamhouse.com (1:08:37)
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