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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on celebrating Mother's Day and bringing a gift for her?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on celebrating Mother's Day and bringing a gift for her? Because when I say that this is prohibited, some people say, "Do not be strict."

Answer:
This is from the deeds of the disbelievers. The festival does not benefit the Muslim community; nothing benefits them except being dutiful to her, being kind to her, and making du'a' (supplication) for her. That is what benefits her. As for celebrating her day, it does not benefit her, and it is forbidden (haram) because it is imitating the disbelievers. They do not know their mothers except on the day of the festival. The Muslim knows his mother at every moment and every day, whether she is alive or dead; he knows her, remembers her, and makes du'a' for her. As for them, they do not know themselves except as followers of them, making them [their objects of veneration]. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3938- 4717] ما حكم الاحتفال بعيد الأم وإحضار هدية لها ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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