The Ruling on Greeting Cards for the New Hijri Year
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, recently there has been a widespread practice of sending greeting cards for the arrival of the new Hijri year. What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
This has no basis in the religion, and it involves imitating the Christians who take the Gregorian year as an occasion for greetings, festivals, and the like. We do not imitate them.
Honorable Shaykh, recently there has been a widespread practice of sending greeting cards for the arrival of the new Hijri year. What is the ruling on this matter?
Answer:
This has no basis in the religion, and it involves imitating the Christians who take the Gregorian year as an occasion for greetings, festivals, and the like. We do not imitate them.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة كتاب الأيمان والنذور — islamhouse.com (53:33)
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