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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,
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.
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