Is it permissible to congratulate one another on the arrival of the new year?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : Is it permissible to congratulate one another on the arrival of the new year?
The Shaykh : I do not know of any basis for this in the Sunnah or in the practice of the Salaf. Rather, it is a custom. So you do not do it. But if someone congratulates you, respond to him, because he did not congratulate you except out of love for you and joy at the arrival of the new year. So if someone congratulates you, congratulate him. And if someone did not congratulate you, do not initiate it with him. Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not know of any basis for this in the Sunnah or in the practice of the Salaf. Rather, it is a custom. So you do not do it. But if someone congratulates you, respond to him, because he did not congratulate you except out of love for you and joy at the arrival of the new year. So if someone congratulates you, congratulate him. And if someone did not congratulate you, do not initiate it with him. Yes.