What is the ruling on imitating the disbelievers in their festivals by eating?
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The questioner : Some people
The Shaykh : Some of what?
The questioner : Some people have the habit, for example, of ... fish
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... they have the habit of fish
The Shaykh : Yes, on the day of Nowruz
The questioner : Yes, indeed, so this is ... evidence
The Shaykh : This is the beneficial one in any country, this
The questioner : It is there, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... it exists, there is ... nothing, but in any country
The questioner : Egypt
The Shaykh : In Egypt, perhaps the Copts, but do the Muslims do this?
The questioner : Yes, they eat, O Shaykh, and the eggs ...
The Shaykh : In any case, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) speaks about something that actually happens, and it is also in the Levant, and it is not unlikely that it exists now. Yes, what students of knowledge should do is point this out and say: It is not permissible to participate with the Christians in their festivals, neither in clothing, nor in the type of food, nor in the leave, nor in the holiday from work, nor in anything similar to that, until Allah distinguishes the bad from the good.
The Shaykh : Some of what?
The questioner : Some people have the habit, for example, of ... fish
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ... they have the habit of fish
The Shaykh : Yes, on the day of Nowruz
The questioner : Yes, indeed, so this is ... evidence
The Shaykh : This is the beneficial one in any country, this
The questioner : It is there, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... it exists, there is ... nothing, but in any country
The questioner : Egypt
The Shaykh : In Egypt, perhaps the Copts, but do the Muslims do this?
The questioner : Yes, they eat, O Shaykh, and the eggs ...
The Shaykh : In any case, the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) speaks about something that actually happens, and it is also in the Levant, and it is not unlikely that it exists now. Yes, what students of knowledge should do is point this out and say: It is not permissible to participate with the Christians in their festivals, neither in clothing, nor in the type of food, nor in the leave, nor in the holiday from work, nor in anything similar to that, until Allah distinguishes the bad from the good.