Mendhi Parties

may Allah swt grant us all the correct understanding, starting with myself first.

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Wassalam

Asslamo Allaikum,

Brilliant articles:

http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.php?askid=9112efad1dc507ad12cb117b3f9c1cc9

http://www.al-inaam.com/fataawa/marriage_crisis_wedding.htm

There are two ways of looking at things in life:

1) Look for Sunnah and followit

2) Look for dispensations anddifferences of opinions and follow them

Ask yourself how did the Prophet (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam)and the Sahaba (RA) married? If "religiouspeople" compromise then the generations of Muslims in UK might as well kissIslam goodbye.

Calling the ceremony of Mehndi (Hina Party, as the recenttrend in UK) doesn't take away the fact that the roots of this HARAM lie inHindu'ism and not Islam.

Taking out all the objectionable items e.g. Music, freemingling etc. DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE FACT that this practise and custom isBORROWED from another religion.

A mufti can make a ruling but at the end of the day it's theperson attending who will be answering to Allah (SWT) and I think everyoneknows very well what "Mehndi" actually is and don't need a Mufti to tell them.