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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to fast on the New Year's Day?

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Question : Now, regarding the New Year's Day.

Answer : As for the disbelievers' New Year, is it disliked to fast on it? Based on that, it is disliked to fast on it, because doing so involves a form of honoring it, and it is disliked to single it out for fasting.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2245 - هل يجوز صيام عيد رأس السنة؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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