Is it Halal to have bridal shower?
I know in this country there is something called bridal shower as there are other (i.e. baby) showers taking place. I could not say it is Haram because the definition of Haram needs to be based on evidence in Quran and Sunnah. At the same time I would not say it is Sunnah. But I would say it is okay that a bridal shower is specially done for that sister who is getting married by her friends as long as Islamicity is observed in general terms. I am not going to ascribe to that view that it is Haram because it looks like the practices of Christians and non-Muslims. Considering the Hadith which says that anyone who imitates a people is of them, one must not forget that the term used in this Hadith “Tashabbaha” has a “shadda” in it. This comes from Baab Tafaul which is for Takalluf which basically means anybody who does something with the intention of looking like others. This refers to the ones who want to look like non-Muslims in religion, in Deen, in their rules, that is the subject here
