Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat from such food and attend such a gathering?
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The questioner : He says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to eat from such food and attend such a gathering?
The Shaykh : No, a Muslim should not attend such gatherings; in fact, it is disliked for him, or it is forbidden, because this encourages religious innovations. Whoever assists in a religious innovation is like the one who commits it. So we warn our brothers from attending these gatherings, from encouraging them, and from approving them. Indeed, it is obligatory for the Muslim to denounce these things.
The questioner : You have done well. In fact, the questioner is Abdullah Hamid from the Iraqi Republic, from Baghdad. He knew that he had many questions and asked us to bring up as many as possible, and to leave the rest, if we cannot cover them all, for other sessions. In fact, he has many questions, and we want to raise some questions about Hajj.
This brother, Rashdi Mahmoud al-Nashabi, who resides in Riyadh, says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And after that.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : No, a Muslim should not attend such gatherings; in fact, it is disliked for him, or it is forbidden, because this encourages religious innovations. Whoever assists in a religious innovation is like the one who commits it. So we warn our brothers from attending these gatherings, from encouraging them, and from approving them. Indeed, it is obligatory for the Muslim to denounce these things.
The questioner : You have done well. In fact, the questioner is Abdullah Hamid from the Iraqi Republic, from Baghdad. He knew that he had many questions and asked us to bring up as many as possible, and to leave the rest, if we cannot cover them all, for other sessions. In fact, he has many questions, and we want to raise some questions about Hajj.
This brother, Rashdi Mahmoud al-Nashabi, who resides in Riyadh, says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. And after that.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.