The Hajji’s Feast (Walima)

Question

On returning from Hajj, people invite the members of their family to a meal. Is this invitation and eating the food permissible or not?

Answer

Hajj is a magnificent pillar of Islam and a very great blessing. If, upon its performance, someone by way of gratitude feeds the poor and needy, relatives and friends, or gives some gift, that is correct according to the Shari‘a. However, in some places there is an air of ostentation (riya’)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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