"It is recommended with a sheep or less"

The Shaykh :"It is recommended with a sheep or less" The verb "tasan" is in the passive voice, and its subject refers to the wedding feast. From this, we derive the ruling on the wedding feast, which, according to the author's position, is a recommended practice (sunnah). The evidence for its being a recommended practice is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: And his saying "with a sheep or less" means with a sheep. By "sheep" here, he means one from the sheep or goats, whether male or female. His saying "or less" means that it is not recommended with more than that. The evidence is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: So they used "lo" here as an indicator of increase, which is contrary to the established usage in the Arabic language for this construction. Because in such a construction, saying means that the minimum is a sheep. This is the correct view. The correct view is that the size of the wedding feast, whether large or small, depends on the circumstances of the host and the requirements of the situation. If the host is wealthy, we tell him: "Give a feast, even if it is only with a sheep." And if he is poor, we tell him: "Give a feast, even if it is only with a sheep." So, if he is wealthy, we say: "Give a feast, even if it is only with a sheep." And if he is poor, we say: "Give a feast, even if it is only with a sheep." Correct. Yes, the second "sheep" means a sheep, but the yaa was omitted for ease of pronunciation. This is what we say in the lecture and explanation. But we say that the wedding feast follows the person's condition, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: meaning narrowness 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf was among those of abundance. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Now, in our time, it is customary for the wealthy to give large feasts, and unfortunately, the poor want to equal the wealthy in their feasts. You find them borrowing and taking loans, and perhaps even begging people for the sake of the feast. And all of this is wrong. Even for the wealthy, we do not tell them that the sunnah is to give a feast with something extra in a way that is wasteful, but rather with something appropriate. Do not lead, O servants of Allah, to what you cannot afford.