The Ruling on Firing Gunshots at Weddings
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some wedding feasts are celebrated by firing gunshots. Is this considered an evil, and will the supplication not be answered?
Answer:
Yes, there is also fear of danger; there is fear of danger and killing, and how many people have been killed because of these matters? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:195] It also causes terror to those who hear it and do not know what the reason is. One should avoid firing guns. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some wedding feasts are celebrated by firing gunshots. Is this considered an evil, and will the supplication not be answered?
Answer:
Yes, there is also fear of danger; there is fear of danger and killing, and how many people have been killed because of these matters? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1897 -2802] حكم إطلاق الأعيرة النارية في الأعراس - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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