The Ruling on Greeting Disbelievers on Their Festivals in the Workplace
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I have colleagues at work who are Christians and Buddhists. He says: Sometimes when 'Id al-Adha and 'Id al-Fitr come, they congratulate us on these festivals. His question is: Is it permissible for me to return their congratulations on their festivals so that I might encourage them in our religion?
Answer:
First, why do you bring disbelievers from non-Muslim lands? There are no Muslim workers? Bring Muslims, do not bring disbelievers to Muslim lands, and then ask whether to congratulate them or not? Get rid of them, remove them from you and from your work, and put the benefit in the hands of your Muslim brothers, the Muslim workers. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I have colleagues at work who are Christians and Buddhists. He says: Sometimes when 'Id al-Adha and 'Id al-Fitr come, they congratulate us on these festivals. His question is: Is it permissible for me to return their congratulations on their festivals so that I might encourage them in our religion?
Answer:
First, why do you bring disbelievers from non-Muslim lands? There are no Muslim workers? Bring Muslims, do not bring disbelievers to Muslim lands, and then ask whether to congratulate them or not? Get rid of them, remove them from you and from your work, and put the benefit in the hands of your Muslim brothers, the Muslim workers. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (54:35)
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