Can we keep regular gathering, party and get together ?
What is the Islamic Guidelines for Parties, Get Together, Treat and Gathering
Harm and Benefits of Party, Picnic, Treat, Get Together and Gathering
How to make party and get together more productive and successful and how to get best out of it...
It is a brilliant idea and a noble virtuous good deed, which will enable the family members to get to know one another, uphold ties of kinship and strengthen the bonds between them, so that those who are in need will be checked on and help will be offered to them, those who are financially well-off will become known and will be able to help, those who have debts will be known and their debts paid off, one who is falling short in religious duties will be exhorted and encouraged when joining this activity, and those who have knowledge or are seekers of knowledge will be able to offer advice and guidance, and there are many other great benefits in that.
Etiquettes and Rules
- There should be a program for the gathering, so as to make the most of the meeting and not waste time in idle pursuits.
- There is nothing wrong with having some entertainment activities – in fact we strongly encourage that – such as contests and easy, light and fun games, offering prizes to the winners of the contests or to those who have memorized the Book of Allah in its entirety or some parts of it.
- The gathering should not be on the basis of tribalism; rather the attendees of the gathering should understand the difference between meeting to uphold ties of kinship and meeting to uphold familial or tribal sentiments. Those who do good should be praised and those who do wrong should be condemned.
- It is possible – and indeed useful – to offer a few words of shar‘i advice and guidance in the gathering, which may be done by a scholar or a seeker of knowledge among the family, and if there is no one among them who can do that, then they can invite someone from outside the family to do this.
- You should have a box for donations to support these gatherings, and to help family members when they get married, or have children, or undergo medical treatment, or study, and so on. And there should be another box for zakaah to be distributed to those who are entitled to receive zakaah according to Islamic teachings.
- It is preferable to hold the meeting in a spacious venue in which – or close to which – there is a safe place for the children to play and to honour those who have memorized the Book of Allah, or who honour their parents or who adhere to Islamic manners and attitudes. The attendance of the entire family –if their number is few and not will cause any annoyance – is something good, so that the entire family can benefit from the meeting.
- Refer complete answer and other important rules and Etiquettes
- https://islamqa.info/en/answers/153266/advice-and-guidelines-for-a-large-family-who-want-to-have-regular-gatherings