The Ruling on Some Preachers of the Tabligh Group Greeting People on the New Hijri Year
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some of those affiliated with the Tabligh Group go out at the beginning of the Hijri year and congratulate people on the arrival of the new Hijri year in the mosques. Does their doing this count as making this day a festival?
Answer:
For the Tabligh Group, there are matters greater than this, greater than congratulating on the Hijri year. They have going out, they have the schedules they follow, they have asceticism regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah), asceticism regarding seeking knowledge. They have crimes greater than this. We ask Allah to guide us and them, and that none of the sons of Muslims who have been deceived by them should remain deceived. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some of those affiliated with the Tabligh Group go out at the beginning of the Hijri year and congratulate people on the arrival of the new Hijri year in the mosques. Does their doing this count as making this day a festival?
Answer:
For the Tabligh Group, there are matters greater than this, greater than congratulating on the Hijri year. They have going out, they have the schedules they follow, they have asceticism regarding tawhid (the oneness of Allah), asceticism regarding seeking knowledge. They have crimes greater than this. We ask Allah to guide us and them, and that none of the sons of Muslims who have been deceived by them should remain deceived. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1765] الرأي في قيام بعض دعاة جماعة التبليغ بتهنئة الناس بالعام الهجري الجديد - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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