The Ruling on a Wedding Feast for the Return of a Pilgrim from Hajj
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In our country, when a pilgrim returns from his Hajj, he holds a feast for this occasion. What is the ruling on holding this feast? And is it permissible to eat from it?
Answer:
Yes, that is correct. This is a celebration; it falls under the category of rejoicing at the return of a traveler. It is well known that people hold feasts for the return of a traveler to rejoice in his return and to honor him, so there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In our country, when a pilgrim returns from his Hajj, he holds a feast for this occasion. What is the ruling on holding this feast? And is it permissible to eat from it?
Answer:
Yes, that is correct. This is a celebration; it falls under the category of rejoicing at the return of a traveler. It is well known that people hold feasts for the return of a traveler to rejoice in his return and to honor him, so there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
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شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب تحريم قتل الصيد وضمانه بنظيره — islamhouse.com (39:47)
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