Is it permissible for one who is invited to a wedding feast in our area to be required to give a sum of money to the groom?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our area, people are invited to the wedding feast, but whoever attends this feast is required to give a sum of money to the groom. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it is compulsory, it is not permissible. If it is compulsory, it is not permissible. The wealth of a Muslim is not lawful except by his own free will. Yes.
The presenter:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you,
The questioner:
And is it permissible for me to absent myself from attending this feast if the matter is compulsory?
The Shaykh:
Compulsory.
The presenter:
Yes, paying the money.
The Shaykh:
Paying the money, yes, yes, yes.
The presenter:
Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah protect it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our area, people are invited to the wedding feast, but whoever attends this feast is required to give a sum of money to the groom. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh:
If it is compulsory, it is not permissible. If it is compulsory, it is not permissible. The wealth of a Muslim is not lawful except by his own free will. Yes.
The presenter:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you,
The questioner:
And is it permissible for me to absent myself from attending this feast if the matter is compulsory?
The Shaykh:
Compulsory.
The presenter:
Yes, paying the money.
The Shaykh:
Paying the money, yes, yes, yes.
The presenter:
Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars in Kuwait, may Allah protect it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2498 -3022] من يدعى إلى وليمة العرس عندنا يجب عليه أن يعطي مبلغا من المال للزوج فهل يجوز هذا الأمر؟ — youtube.com
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