Teachers’ Attendance at the Group Iftar on Open Day in Schools

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a day is held in schools called Open Day,

The Shaykh:
feeding them.

The questioner:
a day is held in schools called.

The Shaykh:
It is not a day. Yes.

The questioner:
A day is held in schools called Open Day, and one of its programs is a group iftar, where the students attend the iftar and invite the teachers to it. Is it permissible for the teachers to attend?

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to compel them to do so; compelling them to do so is consuming people’s wealth unjustly. However, if it is done as a donation and by choice, there is no harm in it, because it is either general or specific to the teachers. If it is done as a donation and by choice, whoever wishes may do so and whoever wishes may not, meaning whoever wishes may donate and whoever wishes may not donate. This is not specific to the teacher; this is a general occasion.