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Baking cake for occasions

· 24 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 40816English

Question

I would like to know what the ruling is regarding wedding and birthday cakes. Can I bake them for customers?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to make and sell wedding cakes. Avoid designing birthday cakes.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Tareque Ahmed

Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

سنن أبي داود ت الأرنؤوط (6/ 144)

عن ابنِ عُمَرَ، قال: قال رسولُ الله - صلَّى الله عليه وسلم مَن تَشَبَّه بقومٍ فهو منهم

فتاوي دينية 4/363

Answered by
Tareque Ahmed
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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