Question
I want to have a khatm of Qur'aan function when moving into our new house. Is this type of function permissible?
Answer
Reciting the Qur'aan Majeed whether in a new or old house is meritorious. But there is no custom in Islam to organize a khatam to be attended by relatives and friends to grace the occasion of a new house. Such functions are usually merrymaking and are motivated not by a desire for barkat, but by show, vanity and pride.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 22 No 06
- PDF page
- 5
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