Couples celebrate their wedding day among themselves and give that day a special status compared to other days for the sake of remembrance, so they exchange gifts with one another.
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The questioner : Couples celebrate their wedding day among themselves and give that day a special status compared to other days for the sake of remembrance, so they exchange gifts with one another. What is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh : I see that this is not permissible, because they make this a festival; whenever that day comes, they treat it as a festival, exchanging gifts and joy and the like. However, if they do this at the time of the wedding, on the wedding night or during the wedding days, there is nothing wrong with it. But making it so that whenever this day passes each year they hold this celebration is not permissible, because the legislated festivals are three: the Festival of Breaking the Fast, the Festival of Sacrifice, and the weekly festival. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner is from the outskirts of Hail and has two questions. She says:
The Shaykh : I see that this is not permissible, because they make this a festival; whenever that day comes, they treat it as a festival, exchanging gifts and joy and the like. However, if they do this at the time of the wedding, on the wedding night or during the wedding days, there is nothing wrong with it. But making it so that whenever this day passes each year they hold this celebration is not permissible, because the legislated festivals are three: the Festival of Breaking the Fast, the Festival of Sacrifice, and the weekly festival. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner is from the outskirts of Hail and has two questions. She says: