Scattering things about, and picking them up, are disliked. Whatever a person takes, or whatever falls into his lap, belongs to him. It is recommended to publicize the marriage and to use the duff at it for women.

His statement, “are disliked”: Be aware that what is described as disliked in the terminology of the jurists differs from what is described as disliked in the Quran and Sunnah. In the Quran and Sunnah, “disliked” is intended to mean prohibited. Thus, after mentioning grave prohibitions, Allah Most High says: “All of this—its evil is ever hateful in the sight of your Lord.” [al-Isra'] And in a hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Indeed, Allah dislikes for you idle talk, excessive questioning, and wasting wealth.” (1) Thus, in the language of the Sacred Law, when used regarding legal rulings, dislike denotes what is prohibited.

As for dislike according to the jurists, it is a rank between what is permissible and what is prohibited: the one who abstains from it in compliance with the command is rewarded, while the one who does it is not punished.

His statement, “scattering things about”: this means that food, money, or clothing is scattered at a wedding feast. This is disliked. If what is scattered is food, it is disliked for two reasons:

First: it involves treating a blessing contemptuously.

Second: it is undignified and contrary to proper decorum, particularly when done by people of noble standing and prominence. As for ordinary people, picking such things up is not disliked for them.

If what is scattered is money, it entails spoiling and wasting it. Indeed, there would be grounds for deeming it prohibited in the case of dirhams—that is, banknotes—because it exposes wealth to destruction and waste. The Prophet ﷺ forbade wasting wealth.

Some scholars held that scattering things is not disliked, citing the evidence that