The Ruling on Using the Gregorian Calendar
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Question:
A questioner says: What is the ruling on people using the Gregorian calendar? Does it involve imitating the disbelievers?
Answer:
Yes, if it were permissible to use the Gregorian calendar, the Companions would not have established the Hijri calendar during the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. They did not establish it except to make it a substitute for the Gregorian calendar.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner says: What is the ruling on people using the Gregorian calendar? Does it involve imitating the disbelievers?
Answer:
Yes, if it were permissible to use the Gregorian calendar, the Companions would not have established the Hijri calendar during the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab. They did not establish it except to make it a substitute for the Gregorian calendar.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي أن يكون النفع والأجر مجهولا، وجواز استئجار الأجير بطعامه وكسوته — islamhouse.com (1:01:47)
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