Is it permissible for us to eat the leftovers from birthday sweets that were brought to us the day after the celebration?
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The questioner: In ... a gift ... a cake.
The Shaykh: What?
The questioner: He was celebrating his birthday.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner: A person was celebrating his birthday.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And the next day, of course, he brought us a gift to the house, a cake, a whole cake.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Sweets.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Is it permissible to eat these according to the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Should we return it to him, Shaykh, or ...?
The Shaykh: Return it to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And advise him not to celebrate a birthday, because this is one of the festivals of the Christians.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh: What?
The questioner: He was celebrating his birthday.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner: A person was celebrating his birthday.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And the next day, of course, he brought us a gift to the house, a cake, a whole cake.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Sweets.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Is it permissible to eat these according to the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Should we return it to him, Shaykh, or ...?
The Shaykh: Return it to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: And advise him not to celebrate a birthday, because this is one of the festivals of the Christians.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
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