When I complete my Hifz, will it be permissible to invite a few relatives and friends for a meal at our home?

Answer

There should be no function when completing Hifz. It will be the effect of riya. All functions and jalsahs nowadays are saturated with riya, takabbur and israaf. There is no goodness in these merrymaking functions. Everyone wants to promote his own madrasah. If you have pursued Hifz for Allah's Sake, and if you wish to express shukr, then contribute some money or groceries, etc. silently and unostentatiously to the poor.

Hadhrat Umar's act was a spontaneous expression of happiness and gratitude. He did not arrange a function or a jalsah, and no other Sahaabi emulated him. It was a personal expression of shukr. This is perfectly permissible. But it is stupid and nafsaaniyat to cite Hadhrat Umar's practice as a basis for a jalsah.