He says that his father is a disbeliever and congratulates him on one of their festivals, so should he reply to him?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that his father is a disbeliever, and that he congratulates him on one of their festivals and expects a reply to this congratulation. Should he reply to him?
Answer:
No, you are not required to reply to him, because this is wrong, and one should not be pleased with the festivals of the disbelievers as one is pleased with them, because they are not prescribed.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says that his father is a disbeliever, and that he congratulates him on one of their festivals and expects a reply to this congratulation. Should he reply to him?
Answer:
No, you are not required to reply to him, because this is wrong, and one should not be pleased with the festivals of the disbelievers as one is pleased with them, because they are not prescribed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4077- 4717] يقول بأن والده كافر ويهنئه بعيد من أعيادهم فهل يجيبه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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