Is it permissible to respond to a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) if he congratulates me on the festivals of the mushrikin?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling if a mushrik congratulates a Muslim on the festivals of the mushrikin? Does the Muslim respond to him or not?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to participate in the festivals of the mushrikin, nor to congratulate them on them, nor to respond to one who congratulates you on them. Rather, you should rebuke him and say, “This is not permissible for us. We are Muslims, and these are festivals of disbelief. We do not love them and we disapprove of them.” Therefore, it is not permissible to congratulate the disbelievers on their festivals, nor is it permissible for a Muslim to respond to them if they congratulate him on them, because they are not the festivals of Muslims, and a Muslim does not rejoice in them.
May Allah reward you. The honorable Shaykh says: What is the ruling if a mushrik congratulates a Muslim on the festivals of the mushrikin? Does the Muslim respond to him or not?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to participate in the festivals of the mushrikin, nor to congratulate them on them, nor to respond to one who congratulates you on them. Rather, you should rebuke him and say, “This is not permissible for us. We are Muslims, and these are festivals of disbelief. We do not love them and we disapprove of them.” Therefore, it is not permissible to congratulate the disbelievers on their festivals, nor is it permissible for a Muslim to respond to them if they congratulate him on them, because they are not the festivals of Muslims, and a Muslim does not rejoice in them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن أرد على المشرك إذا هنأني بأعياد المشركين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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