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Would it be haraam to go to horror nights?

Published as Attending a theme park that hosts an event called horror nights during Halloween season

· 21 Rabiʻ I 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I wanted to ask for a fatwah on a topic related to Halloween. Universal studios theme park hosts an event called horror nights during the month of October. The theme park stays open after it’s normal operating times and has its rides open with scary themed characters that scare the people attending.

The price for the ticket is a little less than the day park ticket and is not used or donated for anything other than park profit. Would it be haraam to go to horror nights?

Answer

This is part of the kuffaar culture. Sometimes it borders with kufr, sometimes with Christianity and sometimes with satanism. A Muslim should not even think of attending these events. The hadeeth prohibits us from frightening others without a valid reason.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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