The Ruling on a Couple Celebrating Their Wedding Anniversary and Birthdays
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The questioner:
In this topic, this person asks and says via the phone: Is it permissible for the couple to celebrate their wedding anniversary every year? And is this a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is not permissible, and it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to celebrate the occasion of marriage annually or at any other time. This is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Does this also include birthdays?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there are no festivals except two: 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha. 'Id al-Fitr is after performing the pillar of fasting, and 'Id al-Adha is after performing the pillar of Hajj. So these are the two festivals for the people of Islam. There is no festival other than these two. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
In this topic, this person asks and says via the phone: Is it permissible for the couple to celebrate their wedding anniversary every year? And is this a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is not permissible, and it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to celebrate the occasion of marriage annually or at any other time. This is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Does this also include birthdays?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there are no festivals except two: 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha. 'Id al-Fitr is after performing the pillar of fasting, and 'Id al-Adha is after performing the pillar of Hajj. So these are the two festivals for the people of Islam. There is no festival other than these two. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (167) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-08-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:16)
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