Dealing with the Celebrations of the Non-Muslims?

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assalaamu 'alaikum wa rahmatullah,

brothers and sisters,

I am sure that we have some reverts here and I was interested in knowing how you and also if you participate in the festivals of the Non-Muslims?

As we all should know we only have two Eids and we are told not to imitate the ways, customs, appearance, etc as the non-Muslims.

If you do celebrate anything other, please post why you do and any evidences that you feel justify your reasons.

WAllaahu alam

Fi amaan ilah
 
no we don't celebrate it but many of the time we go to rockerfeller square in the city to watch all the christmas activities and so on because my neices and nephews really enjoy the big tree.
 
Salam,
Well yeah, so far I do celebrate them. Because my family don't know I am a Muslim.
 
I don't celebrate them anymore, but I also live on the opposite end of the country from all of my family. I'm not sure how strong I would be to resist celebrating Christmas, etc if I lived close by given that we have traditionally been very close and always celebrate these types of events with all my relatives.
 
assalaamu 'alaikum,

jakakumullah khayran for the responses brothers and sisters.

Any one else care to add, insh'Allaah???
 
Some people celebrate them because they live in a non-Muslim country, such as Christmas. I don't see a problem with that.
 
^How do you not see a problem with that? So, where ever a Muslim resides in a non-Muslim land, you say it would be 'ok' to partake in the celebrations of the non-Muslims?

Thabet Ibn Al-Dhahalah (r.a.a) said: A man during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) made a vow to Allaah to slaughter camels at "Bawatah". The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: Was there an idol of the pre-Islamic idols? He said: No. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Was there any of their festivities? He said: No. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Then carry out your vow. There should be no vows implying disobedience to Allah nor in what one has no power to do it."

[Bukhari and Muslim].


Anas (r.a.a) said: Rasulullah arrived to Al-Madinah when its citizens had two days as festivities (The Arabs had two days of festivities in pre-Islamic time). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "What are those two days?" They said: "We used to celebrate them in pre-Islamic time." He said: "Allaah has offered you two better alternative days, viz, Day of Al-Adha and Day of Fitr".

[Abu Dawood].


Lastly,

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: ‘You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a lizard, you would follow them.’ We said, ‘O Allah's Apostle! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?’ He said, ‘Whom else?’


WAllaahu a'lam
 
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Al-Ansari are you a mouthpiece for Ab'dul ibn Wahhab?

Some of your answers are yes or no, you do not look at the compliexities of life and society before you actually answer.
 
Salam Aleykum. I'm also a convert, my family is christian. They celebrate every christian celebrations. But I just converted about 3 months ago. The next big celebration will be Christmass, but I'm not going to celebrate it with my family. I'll demand them to let me go to my dad (my mom and dad are separated, but my dad's muslim too. Mom isn't), and spend the Christmass time with him, and also the other celebrations. It will be a hard time for me sure, but I don't believe what they anymore. So no more christian celebrations for me and I wouldn't like to celebrate them.
 
Well, I'm currently living in a different country than my family, and due to winter conditions, I am not expected by my family to make it home for Christmas. But, if I were in Canada, I would imagine that I would celebrate in a limited way. My family isn't Christian, and Christmas is only about having the family together (there is nothing religious in the way my parents celebrate... no prayers, no angels, no nativity scene, etc)... also it would really hurt my mom, as it is maybe the only time of the year that all my family gets together. Since there is no religious element, and it is so important in Islam to respect your mother, I think that although it might be a bit uncomfortable for me, I would still need to be there for my mom.

Also... any Canadian or American reverts out there with an opinion on Thanksgiving? It was always my favourite holiday, and I'm just wondering what the opinion is on celebrating it? (For those who aren't familiar, it is a time to celebrate the harvest and be thankful for what we have... family, food, shelter, etc. Which, in my mind, makes me feel even more thankful to Allah for all the blessings I have been given.)
 
Amanda said:
Also... any Canadian or American reverts out there with an opinion on Thanksgiving? It was always my favourite holiday, and I'm just wondering what the opinion is on celebrating it? (For those who aren't familiar, it is a time to celebrate the harvest and be thankful for what we have... family, food, shelter, etc. Which, in my mind, makes me feel even more thankful to Allah for all the blessings I have been given.)
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Personally, I would have thought that the thinking behind Thanksgiving of being grateful for God's blessings fits very nicely into Islamic teaching ... but then Islam also teaches that you should not imitate the non-believers, Full Stop.

Thanksgiving clearly is no Islamic celebration.
 
As a Muslim we are not allowed to celebrate other religion holiday, but we are allowed to come to other religion holiday as a guest. That's means you can greet them, eat their food, give something to them or take a gift from them. But don't do their ritual such as pray with them or sing their religious song.

Some of my family members are Christians. I never celebrate Christmas with them but I always come to their homes on 25 or 26 December. And they always come to my home on 1 or 2 Syawal, of course not for celebrate Eidul Fitr.

Visiting celebration of other religion holiday is good for inter religion relationship.
 
ardianto said:
As a Muslim we are not allowed to celebrate other religion holiday, but we are allowed to come to other religion holiday as a guest. That's means you can greet them, eat their food, give something to them or take a gift from them. But don't do their ritual such as pray with them or sing their religious song.

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That makes perfect sense to me.

I think I would feel the same. I would enjoy sharing in the celebrations of my Muslim friends - but I would not wish to join in their prayer or religious ritual (Although I would possibly not mind watching from a distance, rather than taking actively part in it - I say 'possibly' because I don't know how comfortable I would actually feel with it in the actual event, as I have never been in that situation.)
 
christmas is hardly a religious festival anymore after its commercialism, it is now merely a discount season

i dont have to celebrate it,i just treat it as a normal day allocated for us to relax like the weekends
 
Abdullahii said:
christmas is hardly a religious festival anymore after its commercialism, it is now merely a discount season
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Discount season ?.
Maybe this is a difference between Christmas and Eidul Fitr. In my place prior to Eidul Fitr, prices of many things such as foods, clothes, even transportation fares are going higher. :D
 
yes but the spiritual side is still strong , we have to understand fully the essence of ramadan and eid this way we can prevent the downfall of ibadah
 
ardianto said:
Discount season ?.
Maybe this is a difference between Christmas and Eidul Fitr. In my place prior to Eidul Fitr, prices of many things such as foods, clothes, even transportation fares are going higher. :D
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Haha! :D

I must say, I am very saddened by the consumerism and materialism which seems to come with religious celebrations. (That certainly is the case with Christmas. I sometimes long to celebrate the birth of Jesus is a quiet place somewhere with simple food, loved ones and (if at all!) inexpensive or home-made gifts ... and time to focus on what we really celebrate ...)
 
kashmirshazad said:
Al-Ansari are you a mouthpiece for Ab'dul ibn Wahhab?

Some of your answers are yes or no, you do not look at the compliexities of life and society before you actually answer.
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naudhubillah al adhiim

Ya akhi. The message is clear; the Prophet (salallaahu alahi wa sallam) has made it abundantly clear that we are to differentiate ourselves and hold to our own festivals and festivities. Kashmirshazad, do you have daleel for what you say?

The complexities are taken into consideration; the adjustments of living in a majority non-Muslim culture is taken into consideration and added; however, in the end--we are to be different from those who disbelieve.

WAllaahu alam


 

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