Lighting at the Tarawih Khatm and a Gift to the Imam

Question

At the khatm in tarawih, lighting is arranged in the mosque, the regular imam is given a suit of clothes and cash, the hafiz who recites the Noble Qur’an in tarawih is likewise given a suit of clothes and cash, and sweets are distributed. What, then, is the proof for the permissibility of all these things?

Answer

At the completion of the Noble Qur’an in tarawih, many wrong practices have become current in most mosques which have no basis — rather, there is a prohibition of them; it is necessary to abandon them, and one should not take part in them. For example, lighting beyond need is arranged — this is unwarranted extravagance (israf)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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