hmm... my standard response is: 'thanks, how was your holiday?' which gets them to talking about what they did. then when they ask me what i did I explain to them that we don;t celebrate these holidays and why.Originally Posted by abby
hmm... my standard response is: 'thanks, how was your holiday?' which gets them to talking about what they did. then when they ask me what i did I explain to them that we don;t celebrate these holidays and why.
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For those who realize that everything is from Allah, everything is the same.
-Jalaluddin al-Rumi
Ah yes the power of assumption means alot this day and age
Get out of West Virginia and travel some, inshallah you'll benefit
Not back to being serious, it's better to refer to the sahih texts of what the People of Ilm was supported by, now what the sister Zahra stated
Ibrahim al-Harbi said, ‘I heard Ahmad Ibn Hanbal say, ‘If you love that Allah should keep you upon that which you love, then remain upon that which He loves, and the good is in the one who sees no good in himself.”
Refer to al-adab shariah (2/31) by Ibn Muflih
Gifts during the Christmas season
Answered by Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I have non-Muslim family members who buy gifts for my family during the Christmas season. I feel shy to ask them not to buy the gifts, because other Muslim family members accept them also I don't want to be impolite. Still I don't want to be involved in something that will displease Allah. Should I take the gifts to goodwill stores, should I refuse them, if they give money meant for my daughter is it ok if I give it away? How can I resolve this problem?
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,
There is nothing wrong with accepting the gifts: these are not per se religious acts, but social customs.
It is permitted to give gifts during the Winter Break with the intention of strengthening family ties, though one should try one’s best to do so in a dignified but distinct manner, in order to avoid falling into the semblance ‘imitation’.
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani
http://www.sunnipath.com/resources/Q...a00003026.aspx
OK... scholarly answer Maliki Madhab:
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Powerful
Assalamu `Alaykum.
Dear Honest Student,
Sidi, you wrote
> What is the ruling on greeting the non-Muslims on their holidays
> if the intention is to spread love and give a positive image of
Islam.
>
> Such as saying "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year" or "Happy
Mothers Day"?
>
> What about buying Christmas gifts for Christian friends or Passover
gifts for Jewish friends
> to spread a positive image to Islam and Muslims.
>
The short answer here is that yes. You may give a greeting as it was
the
practice of the Prophet (May Allah bless him and give him peace) not to
totally reject all outstanding holidays of Jahiliyyah - especially the
ones that
do not directly contradict our basic principles. You should also know
that
the two `Id holidays which have now were replacements for two similar
holidays
which the people of Yathrib used to enjoy.
Also, in the Qur'an we are told not to defame the gods [or other marks,
such as
holidays] of the non-Muslims such that they may harbor respect for
Allah [and the marks
which He has revealed] days also [{6:108}].
We are also told about the different rituals Allah prescribed to
different nations. [{22:34}]
And we are also told about specific holidays of the Christians and
Jews, such as
Exodus, the Last Supper [{5:114}], and the birth of `Isa [{Surah
Maryam}].
However, more detailed references would be needed in order to write a
public statement about this.
> What is the ruling of celebrating non-religious secular holidays
which have a good
> meaning. Thanksgiving, Fathers Day, Grandparents Day, and Mothers
Day.
The recommendation here is to downplay the importance of these secular
days and
not make them of the level of our mandated holidays such as `Id al-Fitr
and
`Id al-Adhaa. Otherwise, these holidays would be mubah again
references
would be similar to those needed above from the Prophet's life
indicating he
did not reject all of the special days of Jahiliyyah (such as the
commemoration
of some Jahiliiyah treaties and wars which were still remembered after
Islam
among the early Muslims).
> What about Birthdays? What about Mawlid al-Nabi? The scholars have
mostly said that it is
> not an innovation, so can we celebrate the non-religous Christian
holidays with the intention
> not to imitate the non-Muslims.
The ruling for birthdays is hinted in footnote 295.d of the Explanatory
Notes of the
Guiding Helper. The ruling is that celebrating the Prophet's birthday
is mandub and
celebrating one's own birthday or some other person's birthday is
mubah.
It is based upon a less-authenticated hadith report that the Prophet
(May Allah
bless him and give him peace) observed his own birthday by fasting on
that
day "[I am fasting since] it is the day on which my mother gave birth
to me."
Wassalamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah
Abuqanit Hasani
Main Author
Guiding Helper Foundation
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Deobandi Hanafis:
It is not permissible to wish non-Muslims during their festivals.
The non-Muslims display acts of Kufr during their festivals. To wish them in
their festivals is a sign of complacency to Kufr.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
http://www.islam.tc/ask-imam/view.php?q=4146
Assalamu Alaikum,
Hmm..lots of different opinions, interesting. I'm not going to give into my nafs and I'm going to stick to the hanafi viewpoint..bah hambug lol.
Walaikum Asalam.
In the Hereafter a terrible punishment awaits you but also forgiveness from Allah swt and His good pleasure. The life of this world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion. (Surah al-Hadid: 20)
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