Having wedding parties in hotels

[arki]

All praise is due to Allah (swt)

Asalamulaikum,
I have read in a islamic book in which a scholar gave a statement to this topic and i wanted to discuss it here as it is very common in our asian/pakistani society to celebrate weddings very big.
So the statement was:

´´The parties that are held in hotels have many things wrong about them and may be criticized for many reasons. First, they are usually done extravagantly and beyond what is needed. Second, this leads to the extra financial burden of having wedding parties in hotels and the presence of people for whom there is no need. Third, it may lead to mixing between the men and women of the hotel and others. This mixing is a disgraceful evil…Similar is the case with the halls that are rented for a great deal of money…My advice to all Muslim brethren is that they should not hold their wedding parties in such hotels nor in the expensive halls that are rented for that purpose. They should hold them in their house or in the house of a relative if that is possible, which is preferred anyway.´´

So what do u think about it?!

[SargeCandy]

Re: Having wedding parties in hotels

^^

Its mostly about ones pocket and the mixture of men and women can be avoided easily as they can sit and eat in different sections.
Only after the food, during the photo session with bride groom, the mixing can happen but those who dont want it can be avioded.

[Stardust09]

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where should we hold weddings then? at home? sometimes the lack of space can be an issue when you have to feed like 400 people.

[Mirch]

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If you can afford it and you are fulfilling all your religious and worldly obligations , there is no harm in having a shadi party where ever you want.

[ChiLLyMiLLy]

Re: Having wedding parties in hotels

^ That.
If you can afford it without getting into trouble, it's perfectly fine. On the other hand there is no need for israaf.

A little while ago I was discussing this with a friend and she was saying that these days it seems Christians are in fact more religious when it comes to weddings. Atleast they go back to he place they worship God to tie the knot, where as we are always looking for the biggest and best 'shaadi hall' available.

[adeeba]

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^:k: