Congratulating Disbelievers on Their Festivals
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in one of the newspapers there appeared a statement attributed to some of the people of knowledge that it is permissible to congratulate disbelievers on their festivals.
Answer:
This is an error. I read it; this is an error. This person is not a scholar. The one who speaks such words is not among the people of knowledge. This is one of the intellectuals who do not have fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), or he is one of the educated but he did not grasp what is obligatory regarding disbelievers, namely boycotting them, disavowing their religion, and not imitating them. He did not scrutinize the issue or verify it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in one of the newspapers there appeared a statement attributed to some of the people of knowledge that it is permissible to congratulate disbelievers on their festivals.
Answer:
This is an error. I read it; this is an error. This person is not a scholar. The one who speaks such words is not among the people of knowledge. This is one of the intellectuals who do not have fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), or he is one of the educated but he did not grasp what is obligatory regarding disbelievers, namely boycotting them, disavowing their religion, and not imitating them. He did not scrutinize the issue or verify it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (58:10)
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