Celebrating a child learning the Quran

20-10-2012 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamulaaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu My question is my 7 year old daughter masha Allah is finishing the learning of recitation of Quran. My Maulana who is teaching her says we should have a get together and celebrate her learning to recite. Is that from the sunnah? Can I do it? In he Indian Subcontinent they hold a ceremony called "Al Aameen" ceremony,conducted at the end of learning to recite the Quran? What is this ceremony. Please advice. Jazak Allah Khairan,

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

It appears - Allaah knows best – that it is permissible to hold a celebration on the occasion of a child completing the recitation of the Quran or memorizing it as a way of showing gratitude to Allaah for this bounty, provided that such a celebration is free from extravagance and showing off. Indeed, some righteous predecessors did this.

However, this should not be taken as a permanent habit so that people would not think that it is a Sunnah; rather, this should be done sometimes and not done at some other times.

Finally, it is better for whoever wishes to hold a celebration or slaughter (a sacrificial animal) on this occasion to remind the people [guests] that this is not a Sunnah but it is done solely for expressing their gratitude to Allaah.

Allaah Knows best.