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:The Rulling on imitating the Kuffar in Celebration
The Messenger of Allah ( peace be upon him) said
"Whoever imitates a people is one of them *
The prohibition on imitating the kuffar applies to their acts of worship and to their customs that are unique to them..and by which they are distinguished.
We are Muslims our constitution is based on Shariah..the divine law and nobody is above Allah in legislating laws for Mankind..And Allah subhaanawataala has legislated only three celebrations for Mankind ..The two Eids and the weekly eid of Jumu'ah... *Any other celebration..* . be it Birthdays , Anniversaries,National days ,Chirsmas and the likes ..whether performed as a direct celebration or by way of any kind of participation *are not from Islaam.*
THE CHIRSTMAS
_“ It is not permitted for the Muslim to eat that which was prepared by the Jews and Christians or idol-worshippers for their days of festivities._ ..
_And it is not permitted for the Muslims to accept a gift from them in celebration of those festivities due to what that contains from cooperating with them in making apparent their religious symbols (and doctrines)
"... _as well as furthering and promoting their innovations and partaking in the happiness of their festivals. And this may ultimately lead to taking on their festivals as our own festivals.”__ ( 22/398-399, Fatwa no. 2882)_
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!The ruling on congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas
What is the ruling on congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration
And how do we respond to them if they greet us with it
And is it permissible to go to the places where they are having celebrations for that purpose. And does the person (Muslim) take a sin if he does the aforementioned without any intent? Rather he only does it being courteous, or due to shyness or due to being put in an awkward situation, or due to some other reasons.
And is it permissible to resemble them in this
Answer
:Congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration or other than that from their religious holidays is not permissible according to the consensus.
As was related by
Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, in his book The ruling on the people beneath the Muslim
.protection -Ahkham Ad Dhimmah — أحكام أهل الذمة]
when he said:“As for congratulating the disbelievers for their religious ceremonies that have kufr
(disbelief)
Then it is not permissible according to the consensus
For example congratulating them for their holidays or their fasts, so the person says, ‘May you have a bless holiday’, or he wishes them well for their holiday or something like that. So this, if the one who says it escapes from falling into kufr (disbelief), is (still) from the impermissible things. And it is on the same level as congratulating them for prostrating to the cross. Rather it is a greater sin with Allah. And it is a more severe abomination than to congratulate them for drinking alcohol and killing someone, committing illegal sexual intercourse and things of this nature. And many of the people who don’t have any religion (or respect for the religion) fall into this.And he doesn’t know the ugliness (evil) of what he has done. So whoever congratulates a person for committing sins, or innovations, or disbelief, then he has exposed himself to the hate, wrath .(anger) of Allah.”End of the Shaykh’s (Ibn Al Qayyim) speech may Allah have mercy upon him
:Shaykh Uthaymeen continues
So congratulating the disbelievers on the religious holidays is not permissible, as shown by the proof brought by Ibn Al Qayyim. Because in it, (congratulating the kufar on their religious holidays) is an approval for what they are upon from their kufr ceremonies, and showing them that you are please with it.Even if the person is not pleased with the actual kufr itself, it is also not permissible for the Muslim to be pleased with kufr ceremonies, or to congratulate them for it. Because Allah the Exalted is not pleased with that, as Allah the Exalted says,“If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you.”(Surah Az Zumar, Chapter 39 verse 7)And the Exalted says,“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.”(Surah Al Ma'idah, Chapter 5 verse 3) . So congratulating them with this is not permissible whether this person is your co worker or not. So if they greet us with their holiday greeting we don’t respond to them with it, because it’s not our holiday, and they are holidays that Allah is not pleased with, and because it is something that is either innovated in their religion, or it was legislated but has since been abrogated by the deen of Islam that which Muhammad peace and blessing be upon him, was sent with to all of the creation. And He (Allah) says about it (Islam)“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”(Surah Ale Imran, Chapter 3 verse 85) . And for the Muslim to accept their invitations to these occasions (holiday celebrations) is haram. (Impermissible) Because this is worst than congratulating them with it, because this would entail participating with them in this. Also it is haram for the Muslim to imitate the disbelievers by establishing celebrations for these occasions, or to exchanges gifts, orto distribute sweets, or trays of food, or to stop work or anything like this. Due to the statement of the Prophet (ï·؛)“Whoever imitates a people is from them”[Narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan, no. 3512; Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 2691] . Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said in his book,“Follow the straight pathand oppose the path to the fire,” Imitating them in some of their celebration causeshappiness in their hearts for what they are upon from false hood. And it is possible that this might encourage them to take advantage of this opportunity to humiliate the weak minded”. End of his (Shaykhul Islam ibn Taymiyyah’s) speech. May Allah have mercy upon him.And whoever does anything from this is a sinner. And it is the same whether he did it being courteous, or seeking friendship, or due to shyness, or any other reason, because this is from being deceitful in the deen of Allah. And this is from the reasons that reinforce the psyche of the disbelievers and to make them proud of their deen.— Shaykh Saalih ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)
[The above is a summary translation of a post taken from sahab.net.Translated by Rasheed Estes Barbee The Messenger of Allah ( peace be upon him) said
"Whoever imitates a people is one of them *
The prohibition on imitating the kuffar applies to their acts of worship and to their customs that are unique to them..and by which they are distinguished.
We are Muslims our constitution is based on Shariah..the divine law and nobody is above Allah in legislating laws for Mankind..And Allah subhaanawataala has legislated only three celebrations for Mankind ..The two Eids and the weekly eid of Jumu'ah... *Any other celebration..* . be it Birthdays , Anniversaries,National days ,Chirsmas and the likes ..whether performed as a direct celebration or by way of any kind of participation *are not from Islaam.*
THE CHIRSTMAS
_“ It is not permitted for the Muslim to eat that which was prepared by the Jews and Christians or idol-worshippers for their days of festivities._ ..
_And it is not permitted for the Muslims to accept a gift from them in celebration of those festivities due to what that contains from cooperating with them in making apparent their religious symbols (and doctrines)
"... _as well as furthering and promoting their innovations and partaking in the happiness of their festivals. And this may ultimately lead to taking on their festivals as our own festivals.”__ ( 22/398-399, Fatwa no. 2882)_
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!The ruling on congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas
What is the ruling on congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration
And how do we respond to them if they greet us with it
And is it permissible to go to the places where they are having celebrations for that purpose. And does the person (Muslim) take a sin if he does the aforementioned without any intent? Rather he only does it being courteous, or due to shyness or due to being put in an awkward situation, or due to some other reasons.
And is it permissible to resemble them in this
Answer
:Congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration or other than that from their religious holidays is not permissible according to the consensus.
As was related by
Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, in his book The ruling on the people beneath the Muslim
.protection -Ahkham Ad Dhimmah — أحكام أهل الذمة]
when he said:“As for congratulating the disbelievers for their religious ceremonies that have kufr
(disbelief)
Then it is not permissible according to the consensus
For example congratulating them for their holidays or their fasts, so the person says, ‘May you have a bless holiday’, or he wishes them well for their holiday or something like that. So this, if the one who says it escapes from falling into kufr (disbelief), is (still) from the impermissible things. And it is on the same level as congratulating them for prostrating to the cross. Rather it is a greater sin with Allah. And it is a more severe abomination than to congratulate them for drinking alcohol and killing someone, committing illegal sexual intercourse and things of this nature. And many of the people who don’t have any religion (or respect for the religion) fall into this.And he doesn’t know the ugliness (evil) of what he has done. So whoever congratulates a person for committing sins, or innovations, or disbelief, then he has exposed himself to the hate, wrath .(anger) of Allah.”End of the Shaykh’s (Ibn Al Qayyim) speech may Allah have mercy upon him
:Shaykh Uthaymeen continues
So congratulating the disbelievers on the religious holidays is not permissible, as shown by the proof brought by Ibn Al Qayyim. Because in it, (congratulating the kufar on their religious holidays) is an approval for what they are upon from their kufr ceremonies, and showing them that you are please with it.Even if the person is not pleased with the actual kufr itself, it is also not permissible for the Muslim to be pleased with kufr ceremonies, or to congratulate them for it. Because Allah the Exalted is not pleased with that, as Allah the Exalted says,“If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you.”(Surah Az Zumar, Chapter 39 verse 7)And the Exalted says,“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.”(Surah Al Ma'idah, Chapter 5 verse 3) . So congratulating them with this is not permissible whether this person is your co worker or not. So if they greet us with their holiday greeting we don’t respond to them with it, because it’s not our holiday, and they are holidays that Allah is not pleased with, and because it is something that is either innovated in their religion, or it was legislated but has since been abrogated by the deen of Islam that which Muhammad peace and blessing be upon him, was sent with to all of the creation. And He (Allah) says about it (Islam)“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”(Surah Ale Imran, Chapter 3 verse 85) . And for the Muslim to accept their invitations to these occasions (holiday celebrations) is haram. (Impermissible) Because this is worst than congratulating them with it, because this would entail participating with them in this. Also it is haram for the Muslim to imitate the disbelievers by establishing celebrations for these occasions, or to exchanges gifts, orto distribute sweets, or trays of food, or to stop work or anything like this. Due to the statement of the Prophet (ï·؛)“Whoever imitates a people is from them”[Narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan, no. 3512; Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 2691] . Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said in his book,“Follow the straight pathand oppose the path to the fire,” Imitating them in some of their celebration causeshappiness in their hearts for what they are upon from false hood. And it is possible that this might encourage them to take advantage of this opportunity to humiliate the weak minded”. End of his (Shaykhul Islam ibn Taymiyyah’s) speech. May Allah have mercy upon him.And whoever does anything from this is a sinner. And it is the same whether he did it being courteous, or seeking friendship, or due to shyness, or any other reason, because this is from being deceitful in the deen of Allah. And this is from the reasons that reinforce the psyche of the disbelievers and to make them proud of their deen.— Shaykh Saalih ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)