What is the ruling on going out to the markets and parks on the night of the festival and the day of the festival?
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The questioner : What does the Muslim do on the night of the festival and the day of the festival, especially since people have become accustomed in these days to going out to the markets and parks?
The Shaykh : The night of the festival is like any other night; that is, a person should utilize it in what benefits him with Allah the Exalted. Among such things is the frequenting of takbir, tahmid, and tahlil: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillah al-hamd." As for going out to the parks, if it is a decent outing that does not involve women displaying their adornment or mixing with them, then there is nothing wrong with it, because the default is permissibility. However, the better course is to spend it in obedience to Allah the Exalted. But the thing for which the Shari'ah has not indicated prohibition, its default is permissibility.
The presenter : A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But we must note another thing, which is that we should not make this outing a source of harm, because sometimes harm occurs, either by cars or by bicycles. Some people drive around the markets in cars, doing stunts and playing loud, annoying music. Or there are children with them on bicycles who annoy people with them and expose themselves to the danger of cars. And worse than that is what some people do with firecrackers.
Yes, those who keep people busy with them night and day. It is enough for them to restrict it to the night of the festival so that people know it is the festival, even though people already know it is the festival without their firecrackers. But they say, "We do this so that people know it is the festival." If only they would restrict it to that! Until yesterday they were setting off these firecrackers to announce the entry of the month of Ramadan. And it is about to end now. Subhan Allah.
The Shaykh : The night of the festival is like any other night; that is, a person should utilize it in what benefits him with Allah the Exalted. Among such things is the frequenting of takbir, tahmid, and tahlil: "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, la ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, wa lillah al-hamd." As for going out to the parks, if it is a decent outing that does not involve women displaying their adornment or mixing with them, then there is nothing wrong with it, because the default is permissibility. However, the better course is to spend it in obedience to Allah the Exalted. But the thing for which the Shari'ah has not indicated prohibition, its default is permissibility.
The presenter : A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : But we must note another thing, which is that we should not make this outing a source of harm, because sometimes harm occurs, either by cars or by bicycles. Some people drive around the markets in cars, doing stunts and playing loud, annoying music. Or there are children with them on bicycles who annoy people with them and expose themselves to the danger of cars. And worse than that is what some people do with firecrackers.
Yes, those who keep people busy with them night and day. It is enough for them to restrict it to the night of the festival so that people know it is the festival, even though people already know it is the festival without their firecrackers. But they say, "We do this so that people know it is the festival." If only they would restrict it to that! Until yesterday they were setting off these firecrackers to announce the entry of the month of Ramadan. And it is about to end now. Subhan Allah.
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اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1411هـ - 7 — binothaimeen.net (50:05)
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