Muhtaram Hazrat,
Assalamu alaikum.
1. Is it permissible in Islam to arrange get-together events (for example: EID party) by women without the guidance and management of their mahram (initiated and arranged totally by women, participants are women and small children) ?
2. Is there any Hadith/A’sar which shows guidance about the arrangement of women-gatherings?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh
I observe the question is from Japan where Muslims are in a minority and struggle to maintain their identity and practice on Islam. Allah reward you for your concern of practicing on Shariah. Aameen.
Get together events by women are permissible on condition there is no violation of Shariah in such events. Generally Muslims living as minorities in places where they are mostly exposed to the un-Islamic practise and cultures of that place get together for example during Eid to get to know each other and create a conducive environment for themselves to enjoy Eid. If such a get-together is not arranged, they would be further exposed to the un-Islamic environment of Eid and they would not experience a conducive environment. Such get-togethers serve as a means of expressing their Islamic identity and preserving their Eemaan. However, in doing so, it is also important that such get-togethers have an Islamic spirit in them and avoid violations of Shariah.
There are incidents in the Sunnah where the women at the time of Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) would gather for occasions like Nikah, etc. There were also instances where women would gather and Rasullullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) would advise them.
Women get-together gatherings are permissible but should be controlled keeping in mind the harsh un- Islamic environment they live in. Hikmat and wisdom is vital in preserving the propagating Islam.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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