Is there any religious prohibition in holding a celebration to mark the first anniversary of the project's opening?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A health center was opened in our area last year, and a small celebration will be held to mark the first anniversary of the opening. Is there any religious prohibition in that?
Answer:
Imitating the disbelievers. What the Muslims used to hold as occasions marking the passage of years on projects and such and such, all of these are customs brought to us from outside. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A health center was opened in our area last year, and a small celebration will be held to mark the first anniversary of the opening. Is there any religious prohibition in that?
Answer:
Imitating the disbelievers. What the Muslims used to hold as occasions marking the passage of years on projects and such and such, all of these are customs brought to us from outside. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1990- 4717] هل هناك محظور شرعي في إقامة حفل بمناسبة مرور عام على افتتاح المشروع؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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