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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on slaughtering an animal on the wedding night when the wife enters the house?

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Question:
He says: It is the custom in our country that when a woman gets married and enters her husband's house, an animal is slaughtered upon her entry. She steps on it with her foot and then enters. This is a custom among us.

Answer:
This is an ugly custom. It is like slaughtering an animal upon the arrival of a ruler to honor him. This is not permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذبح ليلة العرس عند دخول الزوجة البيت؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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