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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Greeting Non-Muslims on Their Festivals and Participating in Them

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Question:
A questioner asks, saying: What is the ruling on congratulating non-Muslims on their festivals and participating in their festivals?

Answer:
Ask Allah for well-being. It is not permissible for Muslims to participate with the Christians in their festivals, nor to congratulate them on them, nor to attend them.
And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehoodوَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ
[Al-Furqan 25:72]
And visiting is the festivals of the polytheists, and witnessing them is attending them. So he does not attend them, nor assist in them, nor congratulate them on them. Even the bid'ah (religious innovations) festivals among Muslims, such as the Mawlid and the like of the bid'ah festivals, it is not permissible for a person to participate in them, nor attend them, nor congratulate on them, nor help them with them, nor eat from the food prepared for them. Because this is from cooperating in sin and aggression. Yes.
Source 75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (33:49)

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