The Ruling on Banquet in Islam : A Comparative Study

Abstract

This research is based on an important fiqih subject entitled “The Rule

of Banquet in Islamic Jurisprudence– A Comparative Study”. It consists of

seven chapters. The first is allocated to the definition of banquet ;the second to

the explanation of its ruling ; the third to what it is made of ; the fourth to the

explanation of its duration and time ; the fifth to the ruling of responding to

an invitation for a banquet ; the sixth to the ruling of eating ; and the seventh

to the conditions that must be present to attend a banquet. It concludes with

a set of results ; the most important is that a banquet is devoted to the food

exclusively made at the wedding. It also shows that scholars disagree on its

ruling and the ruling of responding to the invitation and eating from the food

made for it. Finally, it indicates that there must be set restrictions available

as conditions for attending a banquet.