Eating from the leftovers of the disbelievers' festivals
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am from the land of disbelief. My relatives celebrate the New Year, and I do not attend this festival with them. However, after the day of the festival, there is food left in the refrigerator from the remnants of their celebration. Is it permissible for me to eat from it?
The Shaykh:
It is better that you do not eat from it, because if you eat from it, it means that you have approved of them in this. As for food prepared for the bid'ah (religious innovation) festival, do not eat from it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What about the one who arrived after the imam had stood up?
The Shaykh:
This is the festival of the birth of Jesus, in their claim. This is the Christmas celebration, the birth of Jesus, in the claim of the Christians. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I am from the land of disbelief. My relatives celebrate the New Year, and I do not attend this festival with them. However, after the day of the festival, there is food left in the refrigerator from the remnants of their celebration. Is it permissible for me to eat from it?
The Shaykh:
It is better that you do not eat from it, because if you eat from it, it means that you have approved of them in this. As for food prepared for the bid'ah (religious innovation) festival, do not eat from it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What about the one who arrived after the imam had stood up?
The Shaykh:
This is the festival of the birth of Jesus, in their claim. This is the Christmas celebration, the birth of Jesus, in the claim of the Christians. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 12-06-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (55:17)
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