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Is it common to have fireworks at Muslim weddings? I met some UK Muslims who had fireworks at their wedding, and I just assumed it was because they were rich. But then I heard of it several more times.

I was also shocked to hear that the Muslim wedding ceremony in the UK was not recognized by the government and that a civil service was necessary to make it legal afterwards. I got married in the UK too, and they do have strange wedding laws, in my opinion.
 
LaSorcia said:
Is it common to have fireworks at Muslim weddings?
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Muslims from Betawi tribe, Indonesia, have firecracker in wedding. Some Muslims in Pakistan even shoot guns to the air in wedding. But these have nothing to do with Islam. Muslims have various ways of wedding, depend on from which culture they are.
 
LaSorcia said:
Is it common to have fireworks at Muslim weddings? I met some UK Muslims who had fireworks at their wedding, and I just assumed it was because they were rich. But then I heard of it several more times.

I was also shocked to hear that the Muslim wedding ceremony in the UK was not recognized by the government and that a civil service was necessary to make it legal afterwards. I got married in the UK too, and they do have strange wedding laws, in my opinion.
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Hi LS,

Yeah, it is very normal. Indian Muslims are not normally that extravagant, but Pakistani Muslims like to party big time. We have a few Pakistani families that live in our locality and you just know when a wedding has happened because the fireworks will light the sky up all night long.

I'm not quite sure why they do it. Fireworks are prohibited in Islam and Islam also says not to go over the top with weddings. In this day and age, it's not really worth it, folk get divorced a few months or years later so I don't quite understand why spending all that money is even necessary.

You do have to have a registry office wedding in the UK if you get married Islamically, i.e. in a Masjid / Mosque. Again, unsure why but it's necessary.
 
LaSorcia said:
Thanks, Adrianto.
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You're welcome, sister.

Christians in my place do marriage procession in church, according to Christian's way. Then they make wedding party that varies, depend on from which culture they are. Not different than Muslims. They do nikah procession in Islamic way, then make wedding party that based on their cultural custom. The fireworks that you were talking about is part of wedding party, not part of marriage procession.

Sometime I attended Christian wedding party. If those Christians are from Java nation-tribe like me, they have Javanese wedding custom. If they are Batak, they have Batak wedding custom. If they are Moluccan, they have Moluccan wedding custom that influenced by Dutch custom. But if they are Chinese?. .... Few times I attended Chinese Christian wedding party. But I saw they always have European wedding custom, not Chinese.

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If you think about it, it's a celebration, a time of announcement, and a time for a bit of lawful fun, it makes more sense than the annual detonating of coloured explosives in ritual celebration of the lynching and burning of a man at the stake by the king of britain.

One must bear in mind that after the time of the Prophet pbuh, the Muslims went through a time of very serious events and the concept of zuhd moved and often remained very rigid and even normal fun was considered sinful by some. However, we can see that the prophet pbuh did allow and practice fun activities within limits, numair had a bird that was just for entertainment, they used to give the kids in the mosque wool camels to play with in ramadan, as boys got older they were more engrossed in more manly pursuits such as archery contests, sparring, swimming, and horse racing etc, the prophet pbuh himself would race with aisha (ra) and some of the sahabah would play borderline pranks with each other and even the prophet pbuh would laugh despite the audacity of one slaughtering the camel of another as long as it was rectifiable.
It is reported that they would even have fun and games in the mosque itself on celebrations like eid.

A marriage needs to be publicly announced:

Volume 5, Book 58, Number 125:
Narrated Anas:
When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf came to us, Allah's Apostle made a bond of fraternity between him and Sad bin Ar-Rabi' who was a rich man, Sad said, "The Ansar know that I am the richest of all of them, so I will divide my property into two parts between me and you, and I have two wives; see which of the two you like so that I may divorce her and you can marry her after she becomes lawful to you by her passing the prescribed period (i.e. 'Idda) of divorce. 'Abdur Rahman said, "May Allah bless you your family (i.e. wives) for you." (But 'Abdur-Rahman went to the market) and did not return on that day except with some gain of dried yogurt and butter. He went on trading just a few days till he came to Allah's Apostle bearing the traces of yellow scent over his clothes.
Allah's Apostle asked him, "What is this scent?"
He replied, "I have married a woman from the Ansar." Allah's Apostle asked, "How much Mahr have you given?"
He said, "A date-stone weight of gold or a golden date-stone."
The Prophet said, "Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep."

Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said in*Fath al-Baari: What is meant by mizmaar is a beautiful voice. The basic meaning is the instrument and the word is used of the voice as a simile. End quote.*This is like when Abu Bakr (may Allaah be pleased with him) described singing as the flutes or musical instruments of the Shaytaan, as al-Bukhaari (3931) and Muslim (892) narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that Abu Bakr entered upon her when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was with her on the day of (Eid) al-Fitr or Adha, and there were two young girls singing lines of poetry that were said by the Ansaar on the day of Bu’aath. Abu Bakr said: Flutes of the Shaytaan! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Let them be, O Abu Bakr, for every people has its Eid and our Eid is this day.” *

https://islamqa.info/en/101172

Book 4 / Chapter 168 / Hadith Number 1941
Narrated by 'Aisha 'Aisha reported:
BY Allah, I remember the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) standing on the door of my apartment screening me with his mantle enabling me to see the sport of the Abyssinians as they played with their daggers in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He (the Holy Prophet) kept standing for my sake till I was satiated and then I went back; and thus you can well imagine how long a girl tender of age who is fond of sports (could have watched it).
- See more at:

http://hadith.islamicevents.sg/muslim/chapter/4/168#sthash.AGTFnjA0.dpuf


Would be useful to keep these things in mind when considering the defensive responses of some of the scholars on the question of play


Question
Does the Hadith that appears in Bukhari regarding Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) & Sayyidah ‘Aishah (radiyallahu’anha) looking at the Abyssinians playing with their spears prove that: watching sports (with no haram) is*not*classed as futile?*
Answer
The Abyssinians that were demonstrating their spears to Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) were actually training for war. This was not a futile act.
Modern day sport cannot be equated to this.Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) writes in his commentary on Sahih Bukhari:‘Demonstrating the spears isn’t a mere [futile] act of play, rather it is a way of the brave practising [their skills] and preparing for the enemy.’(Fathul Bari, hadith: 455)


Dunno why the author of the video mistakenly equated the game of buzkashi (goat pulling) with bestiality lol but there you go.

 
hisnameiszzz said:
Fireworks are prohibited in Islam
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There is no daleel that strong enough to declare fireworks as haram. Also fireworks had not exist in period of Salaf. Having fireworks to celebrate an event is okay. But of course, must not spend much money. Muslims in my place even celebrate Eid-ul Fitr with fireworks.

But fireworks in wedding actually is not Pakistani custom. I did not find it when I observe Pakistani culture. I think those Pakistani in UK are inspired by few people in the West.
 
ardianto said:
There is no daleel that strong enough to declare fireworks as haram. Also fireworks had not exist in period of Salaf. Having fireworks to celebrate an event is okay. But of course, must not spend much money. Muslims in my place even celebrate Eid-ul Fitr with fireworks.

But fireworks in wedding actually is not Pakistani custom. I did not find it when I observe Pakistani culture. I think those Pakistani in UK are inspired by few people in the West.
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Salaams,

Sorry I am thick and I don't understand what daleel and Salaf means, but when we were growing up as children our Imam and Ustad always told us not to celebrate Bonfire Night, not to even look at them and fireworks were haraam. That's what I am following. They do a sermon each year before Bonfire Night and mention this also. My nephew now goes to Madressah and when he came to our house before Bonfire Night, he told me the same thing.

Obviously it's debatable because The Muslim Channel on TV have a yearly event about Islam in London. At the end of that, they also do fireworks. They might follow a different sect (you know like Hanfi, Hambli, Shafi etc) of Islam.

Sorry if I what I said is incorrect. Apologies all.
 
hisnameiszzz said:
Salaams,
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Wa'alaikumsalam.

Sorry I am thick and I don't understand what daleel and Salaf means, but when we were growing up as children our Imam and Ustad always told us not to celebrate Bonfire Night, not to even look at them and fireworks were haraam. That's what I am following. They do a sermon each year before Bonfire Night and mention this also. My nephew now goes to Madressah and when he came to our house before Bonfire Night, he told me the same thing.
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This prohibition is refer to celebration which they make bonfire, not to the bonfire itself.

Jews and Christian use candles in their worship. But does it make candles become haram for Muslims?. Of course not. We can use candles when electricity off. Then can we make bonfire?. When we are camping we can make bonfire, as long as not with intention to celebrate something.

Obviously it's debatable because The Muslim Channel on TV have a yearly event about Islam in London. At the end of that, they also do fireworks. They might follow a different sect (you know like Hanfi, Hambli, Shafi etc) of Islam.
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Fireworks like this?.

20120819_Pesta_Kembang_Api_Malam_Takbira-1.jpg


The picure was taken in Aceh when Muslims there celebrate Eid-ul Fitr night.

Sorry if I what I said is incorrect. Apologies all.
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It's okay, brother, it's okay. :)
 

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