What is the ruling on holding celebrations upon completing the recitation of the Qur'an or on happy occasions such as success and returning from a journey, and is this considered extravagance?
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The questioner : I am asking about holding celebrations upon completing the recitation of the Qur'an or on happy occasions such as success and returning from a journey. Is this considered extravagance? I ask for detail on this. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Holding celebrations upon the return of an absent person, upon success, or similar occasions is permissible and there is no blame in it, because people do this not with the intention of worship, and it does not occur to them that they are doing this to draw near to Allah, but rather they do it out of joy and happiness with what Allah has bestowed upon them in the form of their desired outcome. There is nothing wrong with these celebrations, but what is feared is that one might be extravagant in these celebrations, either by having a large amount of food that greatly exceeds the need, or by having a large number of invitees, such that hundreds of people are invited for this celebration. Otherwise, the principle is that celebrating these occasions, meaning the occasion of joy, is not for the sake of worshipping Allah or drawing near to Him, but rather to display joy and happiness, and there is nothing wrong with that. And Allah knows best. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The questioner says she is from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah.
The Shaykh : Holding celebrations upon the return of an absent person, upon success, or similar occasions is permissible and there is no blame in it, because people do this not with the intention of worship, and it does not occur to them that they are doing this to draw near to Allah, but rather they do it out of joy and happiness with what Allah has bestowed upon them in the form of their desired outcome. There is nothing wrong with these celebrations, but what is feared is that one might be extravagant in these celebrations, either by having a large amount of food that greatly exceeds the need, or by having a large number of invitees, such that hundreds of people are invited for this celebration. Otherwise, the principle is that celebrating these occasions, meaning the occasion of joy, is not for the sake of worshipping Allah or drawing near to Him, but rather to display joy and happiness, and there is nothing wrong with that. And Allah knows best. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The questioner says she is from al-Madinah al-Munawwarah.