We said that if wealth is forbidden, it is only that which is forbidden in itself, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to vomit up what he had eaten, even though it was not wealth forbidden in itself.
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The questioner : Shaykh!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We said: If wealth is forbidden, meaning forbidden in itself, it is only that which is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) ate at the house of the prostitute who informed him after he had eaten, he put something in his mouth and wanted to vomit, because the wealth was not forbidden in itself?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not a payment for something forbidden. First: this hadith or report from Abu Bakr needs to be verified. Second: it is a payment for something forbidden. Third: this is a matter of scrupulousness, not a matter of obligation.
The questioner : Do some people now prepare feasts for their guests with a sheep and others?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Do some people now prepare feasts for their guests with a sheep? Does this mean...?
The Shaykh : I mean with a sheep and a camel?
The questioner : It can be with a sheep and others.
The Shaykh : Others, like what? Gazelles? Does he include gazelles with it?
The questioner : No, is it a condition that it be a sheep, and does this apply to all feasts?
The Shaykh : Ah, do you mean other than meat?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they hold a feast with other than meat, it appears that if custom dictates that feasting with other than meat is more intense and more expressive of hospitality and in announcing the marriage, then that is sufficient.
The questioner : And the matter requires the marriage!
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We said: If wealth is forbidden, meaning forbidden in itself, it is only that which is forbidden.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : When Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) ate at the house of the prostitute who informed him after he had eaten, he put something in his mouth and wanted to vomit, because the wealth was not forbidden in itself?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not a payment for something forbidden. First: this hadith or report from Abu Bakr needs to be verified. Second: it is a payment for something forbidden. Third: this is a matter of scrupulousness, not a matter of obligation.
The questioner : Do some people now prepare feasts for their guests with a sheep and others?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Do some people now prepare feasts for their guests with a sheep? Does this mean...?
The Shaykh : I mean with a sheep and a camel?
The questioner : It can be with a sheep and others.
The Shaykh : Others, like what? Gazelles? Does he include gazelles with it?
The questioner : No, is it a condition that it be a sheep, and does this apply to all feasts?
The Shaykh : Ah, do you mean other than meat?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If they hold a feast with other than meat, it appears that if custom dictates that feasting with other than meat is more intense and more expressive of hospitality and in announcing the marriage, then that is sufficient.
The questioner : And the matter requires the marriage!