The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a man on the night of his wedding to drink a cup of fresh milk? He has seen some people do this. What is the ruling on this? Is it a recommended practice or an innovation?
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The questioner : The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a man on the night of his wedding to drink a cup of fresh milk? He has seen some people do this. What is the ruling on this? Is it a recommended practice or an innovation? We seek your guidance. May Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : If he drinks the cup of milk on his wedding night as an act of worship to Allah, believing that it is a means of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if he drinks it to nourish himself, preferring milk because it is lighter than food, and since it is his wedding night, he does not want to enter his wife's presence with a full stomach, but milk is lighter, then if he drinks it for this reason, there is nothing wrong with it. But as an act of worship, it is not permissible.
The questioner : This message was received from the listener Rafi' 'Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid from the Republic of...
The Shaykh : Also, before that.
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : ... the answer: If there is a belief in drinking this cup of milk on the wedding night, believing that there is a blessing in it, or that it is a cause for having children, or something similar, then this is a false belief, and it is not permissible to drink it based on this belief, because it has no validity.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The message whose sender we mentioned is from Rafi' 'Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid from the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The Shaykh : If he drinks the cup of milk on his wedding night as an act of worship to Allah, believing that it is a means of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), because it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, if he drinks it to nourish himself, preferring milk because it is lighter than food, and since it is his wedding night, he does not want to enter his wife's presence with a full stomach, but milk is lighter, then if he drinks it for this reason, there is nothing wrong with it. But as an act of worship, it is not permissible.
The questioner : This message was received from the listener Rafi' 'Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid from the Republic of...
The Shaykh : Also, before that.
The questioner : Please go ahead.
The Shaykh : ... the answer: If there is a belief in drinking this cup of milk on the wedding night, believing that there is a blessing in it, or that it is a cause for having children, or something similar, then this is a false belief, and it is not permissible to drink it based on this belief, because it has no validity.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The message whose sender we mentioned is from Rafi' 'Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid from the Arab Republic of Egypt.