The Ruling on Participating in the Celebration of Teacher's Day
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on participating in the celebration of what is called Teacher's Day, since the education administration requires us to participate in this day? Is this one of the religious innovations (bid'ah)?
Answer:
Yes, this is among the matters that are not from the practices of the Muslims: Teacher's Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, and so on. They call it a "day," or they call it a "festival," or they call it an "occasion." The meaning is the same. The criterion is the meaning, not the name. What is repeated is a festival, whether it is Teacher's Day or something else. What is repeated and returns, all of it is called a festival. It is called a festival because it returns and is repeated.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on participating in the celebration of what is called Teacher's Day, since the education administration requires us to participate in this day? Is this one of the religious innovations (bid'ah)?
Answer:
Yes, this is among the matters that are not from the practices of the Muslims: Teacher's Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, and so on. They call it a "day," or they call it a "festival," or they call it an "occasion." The meaning is the same. The criterion is the meaning, not the name. What is repeated is a festival, whether it is Teacher's Day or something else. What is repeated and returns, all of it is called a festival. It is called a festival because it returns and is repeated.
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