{"fatawa":{"id":11309,"title":"He is asking about the custom of joking with the groom on his wedding night","slug":"he-is-asking-about-the-custom-of-joking-with-the-groom-on-his-wedding-night","order":"","question":"<p>Recently I had some conversation of virtue and culture on wedding night,  I just wanted to get clear picture about wedding night, in our country  back in India , when groom want to enter the room of bride on first  night of wedding relatives and friends dont allow to enter the bedroom  of bride and instead they start wasooli(demanding money or for a trip)  if groom doesn't agree they not allow to enter , it's just for fun we  do, but I heard it's haram , but question is how it is haram when there  is nothing against Islam or sharia, please clarify to me as it will help  us o correct ourself if we are wrong , also please be noted we will not  keep groom and bribe wait for whole night, it's just for fun as we get  only one day to celebrate like this, please help us with authentic  source from Quran and hadeet.<\/p>","answer":"<div class=\"list-group-item-text ftwa-single-answer font-nrmal\"><span class=\"line_height\">\r\n<p>Praise       be to Allah.<\/p>\r\n<p>Firstly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Celebrating weddings and other      worldly occasions is permissible subject to the condition that they are free      of reprehensible matters such as free mixing, music and so on. Such      activities are coming under the heading of permissible fun and there is      nothing wrong with that according to Islamic teachings.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See also the answer to question      no. <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/115148\">115148<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Secondly:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>It is not appropriate to stay in      a Muslim&rsquo;s house so long that it causes a disturbance to him or his family.      It is also not appropriate to enter his house at a time when he may not like      anyone to enter, even if that is by way of joking or having fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Bukhaari (5163) and Muslim      (1428) narrated that Anas ibn Maalik said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings      and peace of Allah be upon him) got married and consummated the marriage      with his wife. My mother Umm Sulaym made some <em>hays<\/em> and put it in a      stone vessel, then she said: O Anas, take this to the Messenger of Allah      (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Then he said: &ldquo;Go and invite So      and so for me, and whomever you meet,&rdquo; and he mentioned some men by name. I      invited those whom he had named and whoever else I met. And the Messenger of      Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said to me: &ldquo;O Anas, bring      the stone vessel.&rdquo; They came in until they filled the courtyard and the      apartment. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)      said: &ldquo;Let them make circles of ten, and let each man eat from what is      nearest to him.&rdquo;      They ate until they were full; one group went out and another group came      in, until they had all eaten. Then he said to me: &ldquo;O Anas, clear it away.&rdquo; I      picked it up, and I do not know whether it held more when I put it down or      when I picked it up. Some of them sat talking in the house of the Messenger      of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and the Messenger of      Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was sitting there, and his      wife had her face turned towards the wall. They were bothering the Messenger      of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), so the Messenger of      Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) went out and greeted his      wives, then he came back. When they saw that the Messenger of Allah      (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) had come back, they realized that      they were bothering him. So they all rushed to the door and left. The      Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) came and hung      up a curtain and went in, and I was sitting in the apartment. It was not      long before he came out to me, and this verse had been revealed. The      Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) went out and      recited it to the people:<\/p>\r\n<p><em> &ldquo;O you who believe! Enter not      the Prophet&rsquo;s houses, unless permission is given to you for a meal, (and      then) not (so early as) to wait for its preparation. But when you are      invited, enter, and when you have taken your meal, disperse without sitting      for a talk. Verily, such (behaviour) annoys the Prophet&hellip;&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> [al-Ahzaab 33:53]<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah      have mercy on him) said:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>What is meant by dispersing      after having eaten is moving from the place where people ate so as to make      it easier for the owner of the house. End quote.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Ibn Battaal (may Allah have      mercy on him) said:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Causing annoyance to the Prophet      (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is haraam for all of his ummah.      Similarly, it is haraam for the believers to cause annoyance to one      another.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>From the hadeeth we learn the      fiqhi ruling that if a person sits for so long in someone else&rsquo;s house that      he causes annorance to the owner of the house, it is permissible for the      owner to get up and leave him, or to tell him that he needs him to leave, so      that he will leave, and that is not bad manners.<\/p>\r\n<p>End quote from <em>Sharh Saheeh      al-Bukhaari<\/em> (9\/510).&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>A Muslim may be annoyed by      something that his friends do to him by way of joking and playing, or by way      of following the people&rsquo;s customs, but he may feel too shy to tell them not      to do that, for fear of hurting their feelings. The wise Muslim would not do      that to his Muslim brother, especially in his house and on his wedding      night. He may be upset by that, but feel too shy to say anything to them,      and his wife may be upset and annoyed by that deed. With regard to such      matters, the least that may be said is that they are makrooh (disliked), if      they cause any harm or annoyance to the groom or to the owner of the house.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>What should be done is to adhere      to the Islamic etiquette having to do with asking permission to enter,      entering the house and staying in the house, especially at sensitive times      when staying for too long may cause a great deal of inconvenience to the      household.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Moreover, asking the groom for      money or anything else that may impose a burden on him &ndash; even by way of      joking, may embarrass him and make him respond to this request, so he may      use some of his money to pay his friends unwillingly. Ahmad (20577) narrated      from &lsquo;Amr ibn Yathribi that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of      Allah be upon him) said: &ldquo;It is not permissible for a man to take any of his      brother&rsquo;s wealth unless he gives it willingly.&rdquo; Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani      in <em>al-Irwa&rsquo;<\/em> (2\/279)&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Al-Qaari (may Allah have mercy      on him) said:<\/p>\r\n<p>It is haraam to take anything by      means of shyness.<\/p>\r\n<p>End quote from <em>Mirqaat al-Mafaateeh<\/em> (4\/1330)&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>To sum up:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>This action should be avoided      and this tradition should be abandoned, because of what it may lead to of      embarrassment, distress and annoyance, whether to the man or his bride.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>You can visit at some other      time, and you can joke in some other way.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>A man said to Sufyaan ibn      &lsquo;Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him): Joking is objectionable. He replied:      Rather it is Sunnah, but only for the one who does it in an appropriate      manner at an appropriate time.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>See also the answer to question      no. <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/22170\">22170<\/a> for information on Islamic guidelines and      etiquette with regard to joking.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>For more information, please see      the answer to question no. <a href=\"http:\/\/islamqa.info\/en\/91391\">91391<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>And Allah knows best.<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"padding: 3px; padding-right: 6px; text-align: right;\">Islam Q&amp;A<\/div>","status":1,"created_at":"2015-04-13T20:51:59.000000Z","updated_at":"2015-04-13T20:51:59.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":44,"parent_id":11308,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631\u0629 \u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0648\u062c\u064a\u0646","category_slug":"","get_date":"2015-04-13"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/www.islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/11309"}