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Ruling
concerning women attending wedding and birthday parties which
have objectionable aspects
Question:
What is the ruling concerning women attending wedding parties
and birthday parties although they are innovations and every
innovation is misguidance? Also, one finds in such parties
singers to entertain the people. Is it forbidden if a woman
simply goes their to witness the wedding and out of respect
for the family of the bride and not to listen to the singing?
Response:
If the wedding party has no objectionable aspects, such as
mixing between men and women, shameless singing, or if the
person attending has the ability to put an end to those aspects,
it is then allowed for her to attend such a gathering to participate
with the others in their happiness. In fact, it is a must
to attend if the person has the ability to remove the objectionable
aspects. If the party, though, has objectionable aspects and
the person does not have the ability to stop them, then she
is not allowed to attend such a party. This is based on the
generality of Allaah's statement:
{And
leave alone those who take their religion as play and amusement,
and are deceived by the life of this world. But remind [them]
with it [the Qur.aan], lest a person be given up to destruction
for that which he has earned, when he will not find for himself
any protector or intercessor besides Allaah}, [Soorah
al-An'aam, Aayah
70].
Allaah
also says:
{And
of mankind is he who purchases idle talks [singing, music]
to mislead (men) from the Path of Allaah without knowledge,
and takes it by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating
torment}, [Soorah
Luqmaan, Aayah
6].
The
Hadeeth that have been narrated condemning singing and musical
instruments are numerous. As for birthday parties, neither
a Muslim man or a Muslim woman should attend them because
they are innovations. The only exception would be to attend
them to put a stop to them and explain the rule of Allaah
concerning such parties.
And
with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.
The
Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa
Fataawa al-Mar.ah
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