Non-Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling On Participataing Part 1
Non-Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling On Participataing Part 1
Non-Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling On Participataing Part 1
The conflict between truth and falsehood is ongoing and will last as
long as this world remains. The fact that some groups among the
Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
are following the people of falsehood such as the Jews, Christians,
Zoroastrians, idol-worshippers and others, whilst a group is remaining
steadfast to the truth despite the pressures, is all part of the decreed
system of the universe. But this does not mean that we should give in
and follow the ways of those who are astray, because the one who
told us that this would inevitably happen also warned us against
following this path, and he commanded us to adhere firmly to Islam
no matter how many people deviate from it and no matter how strong
they become. He told us that the blessed one is the one who adheres
steadfastly to the truth no matter what the distractions, at a time when
the one who does righteous deeds will earn the reward of fifty men
whose deeds are like those of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased
with them) – as was reported in the hadeeth of Abu Tha’labah al-
Khushani (may Allaah be pleased with him).
“I will precede you to the Cistern, and men from among you will be
brought to me, and when I stretch forth my hand to them, they will be
pulled away. I will say, ‘O Lord! My followers!’ and it will be said:
‘You do not know what they innovated after you were gone.’”
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caring Muslim can spot this dangerous problem among the majority
of Muslims, except for those on whom Allaah has mercy, to such an
extent that they even follow them in their religious rituals and in their
most unique traditions and customs, such as the festivals which are
part of their belief systems. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meanings):
“and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that
has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and
a clear way” [al-Maa’idah 5:48]
Many Muslims have been led astray by the dazzling attractions of the
enemies of Allaah, especially the Christians with their major festivals
such as the celebration of the birth of the Messiah (peace be upon
him) – i.e., Christmas – and the Christian New Year. They attend
Christian parties on these occasions in their (Christians’) countries,
and some of them have brought these things back to Muslim countries
– we seek refuge with Allaah. A great disaster is the huge
preparations which are being made on an international scale and at
the level of the major Christian countries to celebrate the end of the
second millenium and the beginning of the third millenium since the
birth of the Messiah, son of Maryam (peace be upon him). If the
world is teeming with Christian celebrations during a regular New
Year, how will it be at the end of a Christian century (the twentieth
century) and the end of a millenium (the second millenium)? It is a
major event for which the Christians are preparing in a manner
appropriate to its huge significance.
This Christian event will not be like a usual New Year’s Eve
celebration taking only in the Christian countries and in their focal
point, the Vatican. Preparations are afoot to make the focal point of
the celebrations in Bethlehem, the place where the Messiah – peace
be upon him – was born. The political and religious leaders of the
Christians will go there – evangelicals and moderates alike, and even
the secularists, to celebrate this millenium of which the world press is
talking more and more as it approaches day by day. It is expected that
more than three million people will be present in Bethlehem, led by
the Pope John Paul II. Some of the neighbouring Muslim countries
are also taking part in this global event, on the grounds that some of
the symbols or major events of the Christian festival took place in
their land – namely the baptism of the Messiah (peace be upon him),
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One of the things that the scholars agreed on is that the Muslim does
not need to concern himself with the ways of the kuffaar, or their
rituals and customs (unless he wants to call them to Islam), except
when their customs and rituals are becoming widespread ignorant
Muslims, whether deliberately or unintentionally. In such cases
Muslims need to know about them so that they can avoid them. In
recent times this has become more of an issue for the following
reasons:
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Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) spoke at length about
their festivals and what they do on those occasions, and he described
the extent to which the ignorant Muslims were influenced by this. He
described their various festivals and the rituals and customs that were
involved - which Muslims do not ordinarily need to know about, but
now it is necessary because many Muslims are following the People
of the Book in those rituals.
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other things that are haraam, as we are obliged to do. Whoever does
not know about what is munkar, either in general terms or in details,
will not be able to avoid it. A general knowledge is sufficient, unlike
with waajibaat (duties) [where it is essential to know details –
translator].”
He also said:
“I have counted so many things that are munkar in their religion when
I noted that some groups of Muslims are influenced by some of them,
and many of them do not know that this comes from the Christian
religion which is cursed, it and its followers. I do not know all the
things that they do, but I have mentioned what I have seen Muslims
doing, which is taken from them.”
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The months of the Greek year were many, and were named
after the festivals. The costs of these festivals were
financed by the rich among them. Most of their festivals
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One of the nations which had the most festivals was the
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Romans. They had more than one hundred holy days in the
year, days which they regarded as festivals, including the
first day of each month. Some festivals were devoted to
the sanctification of the dead and the souls of the
underworld, and on many of their festivals celebrations
were held to placate the dead and appease their anger – or
so they claimed.
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7. The new moon. They used to celebrate the birth of each new
moon, when they used to blow trumpets in Jerusalem and light
fires in celebration.
They also have other festivals, among which the most well known
are: the festival of victory, or Purim, and the festival of Hanukkah,
which is also known as the festival of blessing.
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1. The onset of the long fast of Lent, which lasts for forty days
before Easter Sunday. They start fasting on a Wednesday known
as Ash Wednesday, where ash is placed on the foreheads of
those present and they repeat the words, “From dust we came
and to dust we shall return.”
2. Fifty days after Easter Sunday, they end with the Feast of
Pentecost or Whitsuntide.
3. The Week of Sorrows (or Holy Week), which is the last week of
the fasting period of Lent, which refers to the events that led up
to the death and resurrection of Jesus (peace be upon him) – as
they claim.
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Until the present, all the Christians celebrate Easter on the first
Sunday after the moon become full in spring, in the period between
March 22 and April 25. The Eastern Orthodox Christians observe it
later than the other Christians. Its rituals, fasts and days occupy an
entire season in the Christian year.
2. The festival of the birth of the Messiah (may peace be upon him).
The Europeans call this Christmas, and it is on December 25 for the
majority of Christians. For the Copts it is the day which corresponds
to the twenty-ninth of Keehak (the fourth month of the Coptic year).
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River Jordan, and when he was washed, the Holy Spirit came
upon him. Because of this, the Christians dip their children in
water on this day, and all of them immerse themselves in the
water. Al-Mas’oodi mentioned that this day – during his time –
was a major event in Egypt, attended by thousands of Christians
and Muslims, who would bathe in the Nile, believing that this
offered protection from sickness and was a healing. This is what
is celebrated by the Orthodox churches, but the Catholic and
Protestant churches have a different concept of this festival,
whereby they commemorate the “adoration of the Magi”, where
the three men who came from the east venerated the infant
Jesus.
The Christians have many false beliefs and myths about New Year’s
Eve (December 31), as is the case with all their festivals. We hear of
these beliefs from the makers of modern civilization and those who
are described as civilized, those whom the hypocrites among our
people want to follow in even the smallest detail, even in their myths,
so that we can be assured of a position in the ranks of those who are
advanced and civilized and earn the approval of those who have
blond hair and blue eyes!
Among their beliefs (with regard to New Year’s Eve) is that the one
who drinks the last glass of wine from the bottle after midnight will
have good luck, and if he is single, he will be the first one among his
friends who are present to get married. It is regarded as bad luck for a
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They also have other festivals, some of which are ancient and others
have been invented recently. Some of them were taken from the
Greeks and Romans who came before them, and others were part
their religion but have now vanished. Some of these festivals are of
major significance to them, and others are of limited importance,
being confined to a few churches or denominations.
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One of the greatest problems that the Muslims are suffering from is
the use of the word Mahrajaan (festival) to describe many social,
cultural and economic gatherings, celebrations and events. The word
is even used to describe da’wah events. So people speak of
mahrahjaan al-thaqaafah (cultural festival), Mahrajaan al-tasawwuq
(marketing festival), Mahrajaan al-kutub (book festival), mahrahjaan
al-da’wah (da’wah festival) and so on, as we see in advertisements
and hear in many phrases which use this idolatrous term. Mahrajaan
is the name of the festival of the fire worshippers.
Definition of imitation.
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“And who is better in speech than he who [says: “My Lord is Allah
(believes in His Oneness),” and then stands firm (acts upon His
Order), and] invites (men) to Allah’s (Islamic Monotheism), and does
righteous deeds, and says: “I am one of the Muslims.” [Fussilat
41:33]
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“Guide us to the Straight Way. The way of those on whom You have
bestowed Your Grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your
Anger, nor of those who went astray” [al-Faatihah 1:6-7 –
interpretation of the meaning].
There are very many texts in the Qur’aan and Sunnah which forbid us
to imitate them, and which clearly state that they are misguided;
whoever imitates them, imitates them in their misguidance. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meanings);
“Then We have put you (O Muhammad Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã) on a (plain) way
of (Our) commandment [like the one which We commanded Our
Messengers before you (i.e. legal ways and laws of the Islâmic
Monotheism)]. So follow you that (Islâmic Monotheism and its laws),
and follow not the desires of those who know not.” [al-Jaathiyah
46:18]
“Were you (O Muhammad Õáì Çááå Úáíå æÓáã ) to follow their (vain) desires
after the knowledge which has come to you, then you will not have
any Walî (protector) or Wâq (defender) against Allâh” [al-Ra’d
13:37]
“lest they become as those who received the Scripture [the Taurât
(Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] before (i.e. Jews and Christians), and
the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened?
And many of them were Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, the disobedient to
Allâh)” [al-Hadeed 57:16]
“O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as
Auliyâ’ (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but Auliyâ’ of each
other. And if any amongst you takes them (as Auliyâ’), then surely, he
is one of them” [al-Maa’idah 5:51]
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“You (O Muhammad ) will not find any people who believe in Allâh and
the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allâh and His
Messenger (Muhammad ), even though they were their fathers or their sons or
their brothers or their kindred (people)” [al-Mujaadilah 58:22]
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“Imitation generates friendship and love, and regarding them as allies in the
inside, just as loving them on the inside generates imitating them on the
outside.”
It was reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.”
Shaykh al-Islam said: “This hadeeth at the very least implies that it is
haraam to imitate them, even if it is only in external appearance, and
it implies that the one who imitatest hem is a kaafir, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): ‘And if any amongst you takes them
(as Auliyâ’), then surely, he is one of them’ [al-Maa’idah 5:51].” (al-
Iqtidaa’, 1/732).
Al-San’aani said: “If a person imitates the kaafir in his dress, and
believes that by doing so he will be like him, then he is a kaafir. If he
does not belive this, then there is a difference of opinion among the
fuqahaa’ in this case. Some of them say that he is a kaafir, which is
the apparent meaning of the hadeeth; others say that he is not a kaafir,
but he should be disciplined.” (Subul al-Salaam, 8/842).
Shaykh al-Islam said: “The reason why the religion of Allaah and its
rituals is vanishing, and kufr and sin are prevailing, is because of
imitation of the kaafireen, just as the means of preserving all good is
by following the ways and laws of the Prophets. “ (al-Iqtidaa’, 1/413).
There is much that could be said about imitation of the kuffaar, but
what we have said above is sufficient.
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The various sects and groups of the kuffaar have many kinds of
festivals, some of them have a religious basis whilst others have been
newly invented. Some of their festivals are like customs and events
for which they have invented festivals, such as national holidays and
the like. Their festivals may be grouped into different categories as
follows:
Firstly:
Secondly:
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Festivals whose origins lie in the rituals of the kuffaar, and they have
now become international customs and celebrations. This is like the
Olympic festivals (the Olympiad) in Greece, which nowadays appears
to be no more than an international sporting event in which
participation takes two forms:
The fact that it is now no more than a sporting event does not cancel
out the fact that it is a pagan festival, because of its origin and name.
The evidence (daleel) for that is the hadeeth narrated by Thaabit ibn
al-Dahhaak (may Allaah be pleased with him), who said: “At the time
of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him), a man vowed to sacrifice some camels in Bawwaanah. He came
to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) and said, ‘I have vowed to sacrifice some camels in
Bawwaanah.’ The Prophet Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said, ‘Were there any idols there that were worshipped
during the Jaahiliyyah?’ He said, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Did they hold any of
their festivals there?’ He said, ‘No.’ The Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Then fulfil your vow, for
there is no fulfilment of any vow which involves disobeying Allaah,
or with regard to something that the son of Adam does not
own.’” (Narrated by Abu Dawood in al-Aymaan wa’l-Nudhoor, 3133.
According to another report, the one who asked the question was a woman
(2133). It was also narrated by al-tabaraani in al-Kabeer (1431). Shaykh al-
Islam said: its isnaad is according to the conditions of al-Saheehayn. All of its
narrators are thiqaat (trustworthy) and mashhoor (well known), and the chain
is intact, with no ‘an’anah (none of the links of the chain are connected with
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the word ‘an, meaning ‘from’). See al-Iqtidaa’, 1/634. It was classed as saheeh
by al-Haafiz in al-Buloogh, 5041).
Shaykh al-Islam said: “This implies that the fact that that spot was the
place where their festival was held would have been a reason to
forbid him to sacrifice there, as would also have been the case if had
been the place of their idols. Otherwise, how else can we interpret the
hadeeth, of course it would only have been to venerate the spot which
the yvenerated, by holding the festival there os by joining them in
there celebrations there, or reviving the symbols of their festival and
other things that can only be related to that action in that place or at
that time… If merely choosing the place of the festival is forbidden,
then how about the festival itself?” (al-Iqtidaa’, 1/344)
Our issue concerning the Olympic games does not have to do with the
time or the place, but with the event itself and its original name, and
the things that are done during the event, such as the lighting of the
Olympic torch, which is one of the rituals of the games. There is also
the timing of the event, because among the Greeks the games were
held every four years, and nowadays too they are held every four
years. This is a festival with regard to its origins, its name, the things
that are done and the timing, so taking part in these games means
taking part in a festival which was pagan and then Christian, and
asking to hold these games in a Muslim country means bringing this
pagan festival into a Muslim land.
Thirdly:
The days and weeks that have been invented by the kuffaar. These
may be divided into two types:
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These international days, such as World Health Day and a day for
fighting drugs, contain some benefit for humanity as a whole, which
the Muslims cannot avoid taking part in because they may miss out
on some benefits otherwise; they have nothing to do with religion and
only resemble festivals in that they come every year and they are
events that are celebrated and taken notice of – so can they be
tolerated on these grounds? It seems to me that this matter needs
research and ijtihaad to weigh up the pros and cons, because the
Muslims are not consulted concerning these days and their opinion
carries no weight, on the contrary, these things are forced on the
entire world and the Muslins are in a weak and humilated position as
is well known.
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following reasons:
2. These days are not called festivals, and they do not have
the characteristics of festivals, such as celebrations and the
like.
In conclusion, These festivals are not part of the religion and beliefs
of the kuffaar, and they do not form part of their exclusive customs
and traditions. There is no veneration or celebration involved, and
they are not festivals on set days which are repeated regularly. They
resemble other organizations in that they serve a useful purpose.
Fourthly:
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1. ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “Do not learn the
language of the Persians, and do not enter upon the mushrikeen
in their churches on the day of their festival, for the Divine
warth is descending upon them.” (Musannaf ‘Abd al-razzaaq,
9061; al-Sunan al-Kubra by al-Bayhaqi, 9/432).
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Ibn al-Qaasim was asked about travelling in the boats which the
Christians ride in to attend their festivals. He regarded that as
makrooh, fearing the descent of Divine wrath upon them for the
shirk which they agreed upon. (al-Iqtidaa’, 2/625).
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Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “As for
congratulating them for the symbols of kufr that belong
exclusively to them, this is haraam according to scholarly
consensus, such as congratulating them for their festivals and
fasts, and saying, ‘A blessed festival to you’ and the like. Even
though the person who says this might not become a kaafir by
saying this, it is still forbidden, and it is the same as
congratulating them for prostrating to the cross. Indeed, it is an
even greater sin with Allaah and is more hated by Him than
congratulating them for drinking wine, killing people and
committing adultery, and so on. Many of those who do not care
about religion do this, and do not realize how abhorrent their
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pleased with him) did not even want to say the same name as
they gave to their own festival, so how abut doing the same
things?” (See: al-Iqtidaa’, 1/954).
1. Gifts other than meat that has been slaughtered for the
occasion of their festival – such as sweets, fruits and so on.
There is a difference of opinion based on the question of
accepting gifts from the kaafirs in general. It seems that it is
permissible because it was reported that ‘Ali (may Allaah be
pleased with him) accepted their gifts, and it was reported that a
woman asked ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her), “We
have some birds [?][ from the Magians wgich they had during
their festival and they gave them to us.” She said, “If they were
slaughtered for that occasion, do not eat them, but eat from their
trees [i.e. fruits etc.].” (Reported by Ibn Abi Shaybah in Kitaab
al-At’imah in his Musannaf, 5/521, no. 16342. In al-Iqtidaa’ it
says ‘We have some wet-nurses.’ The editor of al-Iqtidaa’ said:
perhaps what is meant by this is relatives through radaa’ah
(breastfeeding)).
Abu Barzah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said that he had
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Magian tenants [?] who used to give him gifts on Nawrooz and
mahrajaan, and he used totell his family: ‘If it is, eat it, but if it
is anything else, reject it.’ (ibid., no. 26346).
1. It was said that it is not makrooh to fast on their festivals for the
purpose of being different from them. This view is da’eef
(weak).
This ruling applies in cases where one singles out that day to fast
because it is their festival. But if it happens to coincide with a vow or
a voluntary fast, without intending to fast because it is their festival,
then there is nothing wrong with that.” (See Haashiyat Ibn Qaasim
‘ala al-Rawd al-Murabba’, 3/064). The guideline in being different
from them with regard to their festivals is that one should not
innovate anything at all; one should treat the days of their festivals as
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being like any other day. (See al-Iqtidaa’, 2/815). So one should not
take the day off work, or rejoice on that occasion, of single that day
out for fasting, expressing grief, etc.
On the basis of what Shaykh al-Islam has said, actions that happen to
coincide with what they do may be divided into two types:
Al-Qurtubi said: “This indicates that the reason he told him not to
wear them was that by wearing them he was imitating the
kuffaar.” (book title?? 5/399).
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Eid al-Adhaa came and went, and the Muslims in that country offered
their sacrifices. Then when Christmas and New Year approached,
preparaions began to celebrate them. When Christmas and New year
came, they were official holidays in that country, and there were
lavish parties and promiscuous soirees. Foremost among the people
celebrating were the leaders of the scoialist Baath party whose joy at
the Christian festivals made them forget the needs of the poor, hungry
and naked, whose plight they only remembered at the time of the
Muslims’ Eids!
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