The Ruling on Celebrating Mother’s Day and Teacher’s Day
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is the ruling on celebrating what is called Mother’s Day or Teacher’s Day or the like?
Answer:
No, there are no days except the Festival of Breaking the Fast and the Festival of Sacrifice. In Islam, there are no days other than these two. There is no National Day, no Mother’s Day, and no day for so-and-so or so-and-so. This is not permissible. This is the introduction of a bid'ah (religious innovation) that Allah the Exalted has not prescribed.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is the ruling on celebrating what is called Mother’s Day or Teacher’s Day or the like?
Answer:
No, there are no days except the Festival of Breaking the Fast and the Festival of Sacrifice. In Islam, there are no days other than these two. There is no National Day, no Mother’s Day, and no day for so-and-so or so-and-so. This is not permissible. This is the introduction of a bid'ah (religious innovation) that Allah the Exalted has not prescribed.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (39:40)
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