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AL-KAFI #1571: HUKUM HADIR WALIMAH TANPA DIJEMPUT
What is the ruling on attending a wedding feast (walimah) without an invitation and eating the food served?
Short answer
The scholars of the four schools prohibit attending a feast uninvited when the host's consent is absent or unknown, and a person who does this habitually is deemed morally unreliable as a witness and loses personal dignity.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The scholars of the four schools prohibit attending a feast uninvited when the host's consent is absent or unknown, and a person who does this habitually is deemed morally unreliable as a witness and loses personal dignity. If the host gives permission or is known to be pleased, for example a friend or relative with no enmity who was simply forgotten, attending is permissible. The fatwa relies on the hadith of Abu Mas'ud, where an uninvited man followed the Prophet and the host allowed him to join.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, para ulama mengharamkan seseorang yang hadir ke kenduri tanpa dijemput, jika diyakini tuan rumah tidak redha dengan tersebut.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1571: HUKUM HADIR WALIMAH TANPA DIJEMPUT”, 4 February 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4100-al-kafi-1571-hukum-hadir-walimah-tanpa-dijemput. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-attending-walimah-without-invitation/