Holding wedding party in a club with each family sitting at a separate table
Question I have signed a marriage contract with a good sister months ago. We discussed about the day of the actual marriage. I suggested separating men from women this day, and she suggested to have the celebration in the garden of a club, in an opened place, as every family will have a separate table,…
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Praise be to Allah.
Mixing of men and women leads to bad consequences and
negative effects, whether that is at wedding parties, at work or in school.
This has been discussed in the answer to question no.
1200.
Having each family sitting at a separate table does not
prevent this mixing when people come in and go out, as it does not prevent
them looking at one another and so on, especially if there are among these
families people who do not observe proper hijab, and evil consequences occur
as a result.
Moreover, if each family sits by itself, that does not
achieve the purpose of celebration and spreading happiness and joy, and
letting people get to know one another and make friends with one another.
Hence we advise you to hold the celebration as you initially
suggested, in a place where men and women can be separated. This is more
fearing of Allaah and is more likely to achieve the aims of the gathering.
We ask Allaah to bless you and to bring you together in
goodness, obedience and righteousness.
And Allaah knows best.
