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AL-KAFI #1134: KENDURI KAHWIN JEMPUT ORANG KAYA SAHAJA
Is it permissible to invite only wealthy people to a wedding feast?
Short answer
Holding a walimah is a highly recommended sunnah.
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
Holding a walimah is a highly recommended sunnah. One of the conditions for a walimah to be obligatory to attend is that the host does not restrict the invitation to the wealthy only, based on a hadith in Sahih Muslim describing a feast that leaves out the poor as the worst of foods. Therefore, limiting invitations to the rich without including the poor is not good, as there is a prohibition against it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Seburuk-buruk makanan ialah jamuan di majlis walimah yang khusus untuk orang kaya sahaja dan meninggalkan orang miskin.
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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 #1134: KENDURI KAHWIN JEMPUT ORANG KAYA SAHAJA”, 3 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3162-al-kafi-1134-kenduri-kahwin-jemput-orang-kaya-sahaja. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/wedding-feast-inviting-only-wealthy-people/