The custom of the father not attending his daughter's wedding
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Among some people there is a custom where, if the one getting married is his daughter, the father does not attend the wedding. In fact, his attendance is considered a defect and a disgrace. They criticize anyone who attends his daughter's wedding, whether it is her father or her brother.
The Shaykh:
Good.
The questioner:
Whether it is her father or her brother, what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), that he does not attend his daughter's wedding and considers this a defect. This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Among some people there is a custom where, if the one getting married is his daughter, the father does not attend the wedding. In fact, his attendance is considered a defect and a disgrace. They criticize anyone who attends his daughter's wedding, whether it is her father or her brother.
The Shaykh:
Good.
The questioner:
Whether it is her father or her brother, what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), that he does not attend his daughter's wedding and considers this a defect. This is one of the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 082 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / وليمة العرس / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:25)
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