Greeting non-Muslim colleagues with the New Year
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to congratulate his colleagues at work if they are disbelievers on the occasion of the Gregorian New Year?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to congratulate his colleagues at work on the Gregorian New Year and the head of the Muslim year?
The Shaykh:
Or in work, what is meant by work? Yes.
The questioner:
His colleagues at work.
The Shaykh:
In work, yes.
The questioner:
To congratulate them on the head of the Gregorian New Year.
The Shaykh:
One does not congratulate on the Hijri New Year, and a fortiori not on the Gregorian New Year. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to congratulate his colleagues at work if they are disbelievers on the occasion of the Gregorian New Year?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to congratulate his colleagues at work on the Gregorian New Year and the head of the Muslim year?
The Shaykh:
Or in work, what is meant by work? Yes.
The questioner:
His colleagues at work.
The Shaykh:
In work, yes.
The questioner:
To congratulate them on the head of the Gregorian New Year.
The Shaykh:
One does not congratulate on the Hijri New Year, and a fortiori not on the Gregorian New Year. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:12:37)
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