Ruling on Participating in Greeting the Disbelievers on the Occasion of Christmas
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Question:
With the arrival of this Gregorian month, the Christians begin their celebrations of Christmas and their festivals. What is the ruling on participating in their celebrations, whether by organizing them, attending them, exchanging gifts, or exchanging greetings?
Answer:
Answer: None of this is permissible. It is not permissible to participate in them or attend them. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: , meaning that they do not attend the festivals of the disbelievers, because attending them constitutes approval of them and satisfaction with what is wrong, and this is not permissible. Nor is it permissible to congratulate them on them. None of this is permissible, because they are religious innovations, even in the religion of the Christians; they are not prescribed, but rather they are things the Christians invented.
With the arrival of this Gregorian month, the Christians begin their celebrations of Christmas and their festivals. What is the ruling on participating in their celebrations, whether by organizing them, attending them, exchanging gifts, or exchanging greetings?
Answer:
Answer: None of this is permissible. It is not permissible to participate in them or attend them. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: , meaning that they do not attend the festivals of the disbelievers, because attending them constitutes approval of them and satisfaction with what is wrong, and this is not permissible. Nor is it permissible to congratulate them on them. None of this is permissible, because they are religious innovations, even in the religion of the Christians; they are not prescribed, but rather they are things the Christians invented.
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