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as-salamu alaykum! We are in a predominant Christian
country. Is it allowed for us Muslims to celebrate a New Gregorian Year with
the Christians or with our fellow Muslims? Jazakum Allah khairan
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Waalaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and
blessings be upon His Messenger.
It is very important to note that Islam is a complete way of
life. At the same time, we should be interactive and proactive. We should not
forget our role in the society. We should be a good example to others. Islam
urges us to be kind with all people without any kind of discrimination due to
differences in faith or race.
Having said this, it is unfortunate that many Muslims tend
to follow and imitate others without understanding their backgrounds. Muslims
must not dissolve the marked features of their identity.
In order to keep this identity, Muslim scholars said that
Muslims must not celebrate religious holidays of non-Muslims.
Most jurists who are specialized in Fiqh of Muslim
minorities and are aware of the cultures of western societies tend to agree
that celebrating non-religious feasts, such as Independence Day and Labour Day,
is not forbidden.
As for religious feasts, such as Christmas, most scholars
forbid celebrating it, others, such as Sheikh Ahmad Kutty and Dr. Jamal Badawi,
permit new converts to attend their families celebrations without participating
in anything purely religious related to these celebrations.
It is difficult to categorize certain feasts like
Thanksgiving and New Year as religious.
Generally speaking, we can say that it is not permissible
for the Muslim to participate in any religious aspect of the celebration,
except Islamic celebrations of the two Eids. It is also allowable to take part
in the general, non-religious aspects of the celebrations of other feasts.
It is important to note here that congratulating non-Muslims
on their religious or non-religious feasts and exchanging gifts on these
occasions is part of the good relations that we are commanded to keep with them
and a practical example of the concept of “birr” that Islam has emphasized when it
comes to Muslim-non-Muslim relations, especially if those non-Muslims
congratulate and exchange gifts with us on our Islamic feasts.
Allah Almighty knows best.
Answered by Sheikh Muhammad Al-Mukhtar Ash-Shinqiti
Questions and Answers in Islam.
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