Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ? What are the acts due to which we can stay safe from useless acts in wedding and other ceremonies of joy and can give thanks for this blessing in a proper way? Let’s listen to some Madani pearls about it:

First of all, giving thanks for these moments of joy we should try to protect ourselves from the disobedience to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Sayyiduna Ziyad Bin ‘Ubayd رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has narrated: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has the right upon the one who is granted a blessing that he should not commit the sin of disobedience through the blessing. (Tareekh Madinah Damishq, vol. 19, pp. 191)

But alas! Majority of us commit the sin of disobeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ on this occasion of joy as well and become very shameless and violate the rights of people. Moreover, we displease Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by committing different types of sins. Some unwise people مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ arrange the gathering of songs and music on this occasion of joy and become shameless; in such a gathering boys and unveiling girls sing songs and dance the whole night and in the co-environment of men and unveiling women fill their eyes with Haraam by gazing unlawfully, not realizing at all that this is not an act of a human, but it is an act of Satan to see a non-Mahram woman.

Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Bin Mas’ood رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘اَلۡمَرۡاَةُ عَوۡرَةٌ فَاِذَا خَرَجَتۡ اِسۡتَشۡرَفَهَا الشَّيۡطَانُ’ a woman is ‘Awrat (i.e. something to be concealed). When she goes out, Satan peeps at her. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, Chapter 18, vol. 2, pp. 392, Hadees 1176)

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: The person who is not able to close his eyes cannot protect his private parts.

(Ihya-ul-‘Uloom, vol. 3, pp. 125)

Remember! The group of people that disobeyed Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ after falling into luxury and pleasure were destroyed. It is mentioned on page 27, volume 4 of commentary ‘Siraat-ul-Jinaan’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: