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Book 2 Chapter 14 (The Prayer of Two EID Festivals) page 178
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Chapter 14: The Prayer of the Two 'Id Festivals
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم: «الفطر يوم يفطر الناس، والأضحى يوم يضحي الناس». رواه الترمذي
510. 'A'ishah (RAA) narrated
that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, 'Breaking the fast at the end of
Ramadan is (determined) when people break their fast, and 'Idul Ad-ha (the 'Id
of sacrifice), is (determined) when people offer their sacrifices.' [Related by
at-Tirmidhi]
EID UL FITR IS THE FIRST OF SHAWAAL
EID UL ADR IS THE TENTH OF DHUL HIJJAH
-from
these two Eids, Eid kabir is dhul hijjah
-you
have four days to celebrate
-Eid kabir means the big Eid
“The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) came to Madeenah and the people had two days when they would play and have fun. He said, ‘What are these two days?’ They said, ‘We used to play and have fun on these days during the Jaahiliyyah.
The Messenger of Allaah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, ‘Allaah has given you something better than them, the day of Adhaa and the day of Fitr.’” (Sunan Abi Dawood, 1134)
-Jaahiliyyah means the
pre-Islamic days of ignorance
-Eid means *the returning one*
-you can sell off Eid cards if you have 10 000 of
them
-Eid cards are halaal because the celebration is halaah
-valentine and Christmas cards are shirk
-you are endorsing their aqeedah
-it is haraam to go to Christian celebrations
-you asked if you could go to Christmas dinner
-the shaikhs in university would look down on you for this
question
-nothing wrong with thanksgiving dinner
-you give thanks to god for harvest
-Arabs Christians call
valentines day the Eid of love
Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah: "Congratulating the kuffaar on the rituals that belong only to them is haraam by consensus, as is congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on. If the one who says this has been saved from kufr, it is still forbidden.
It is like congratulating someone for prostrating to the cross, or even worse than that.
It is as great a sin as congratulating someone for drinking wine, or murdering someone, or having illicit sexual relations, and so on. Many of those who have no respect for their religion fall into this error; they do not realize the offensiveness of their actions. Whoever congratulates a person for his disobedience or bid’ah or kufr exposes himself to the wrath and anger of Allaah."
-the Saudi police cracked down on people for taking girls to
restaurants on valentines day.
-those who do this have low eemaan
-they don’t realise the offensiveness of their actions
congratulating kuffar on their celebration
-they practice lukewarm Islam
-the Saudi police cracked down on people for taking girls to restaurants on Valentine’s Day
Aisha narrated the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "Those who give respect to a bid'ati (innovator in Religion) surely will be counted as a helper of destroying Islam." [Al-Tabarani in 'al-Mu’jam al-Awsat' (7/35) No. 6772 and al-Bayhaqi in 'Shu'ab al-Emaan' (12/57) No. 9018]
-a man got married to his wife on the 5th of Muharram
-he takes her to dinner each year on that date
-there is nothing wrong with that
-Is there wrong in saying happy birthday?
-there is nothing wrong with this
-you are thanking
Allah for giving you another day
-your parents had an akika for you
-to Celebrate the Birthday of
Jesus is shirk
-the day that you were born is a happy day
-there is nothing wrong with that
-there was an outcry when this fatwah was passed
-it was said that this was a bid’ah
-there is nothing wrong with giving a gift and saying happy
birthday
-To celebrate the birthday of the prophet
-you cannot stop this
-the prophet’s birthday came when shaikh was the imam of a
Masjid in (SA)
-they said that they
had to celebrate the Prophet’s birthday
-Shaikhs told them to celebrate a day before or after but not on
the actual day
-you can’t stop the celebration, you have to control that day
-give a speech about the Prophet etc.
-to
celebrate the prophets birthday can be bid’ah and shirk
-the
goofi Sufis decorate a chair and say the prophet is sitting there
-they
asked for contributions for a 1st class plane ticket back to medina
-then
he pushed the money in his pocket
-that
celebration was shirk, they lied on the Prophet
-they
always quote a fabricated hadith
-of
adam asking about the name of the prophet on the side of Allahs name on the
throne
-they
say that adam was forgiven by using Muhammad’s name and
that the earth etc was created because of Muhammad.
-they
would have got another shaikh to officiate who would have quoted fabricated
hadith
-these celebrations are mentioned because we only have two Eids.
Dr Shaykh Salman al-Awdah
QUESTION: I would like to know if it is permissible in Islam for a married couple to celebrate their Wedding Anniversary.?
Answered by Sheikh Sami al-Majid
After a careful study of the rulings pertaining to unlawful festivals and holidays, it appears to me that these rulings concern those occasions that have a single date for all the people in society – like all of the people residing in the country or who are attributed to it – so that the day that is specified for the festival is a conspicuous, public event where the people make a public show of joy and celebration. Such festivals and holidays resemble the 'id days in Islam, and such are the holidays that are prohibited, in my opinion.
The prohibition of such days
is evidenced by the hadith where the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) arrived at Madinah and found that they
had two festive days wherein they would play and enjoy themselves.
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said:
"Allah – Most Blessed and High – has replaced them with what is better: 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha." [Sunan Abi Dawud (1134) and Sunan al-Nasa'i (1556)]
It is only such festivals that are celebrated by everyone on a particular day that have the qualities that resemble the 'id celebrations.
As for a person celebrating the occasion of his wedding anniversary with his wife, I do not see this as coming under the ruling of prohibited festivals.
Its day is different for different couples. Therefore, it is in no way comparable to the 'id days of Islam. Each couple celebrates their marriage on a different day.
The difference between general public festivals and such particular, personal days is that with respect to the personal days, the days themselves are generally not sanctified and considered sacrosanct and there is not a wholesale public display of festivity.
Therefore, I tend to the view that there is nothing wrong with a couple celebrating their wedding anniversary as long as they do not copy the particular practices of the non-Muslims in doing so, like lighting candles for each year that they were married
And
Allah knows best.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RULING ON CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS?
Answered by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
If you
mean celebrating the likes of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) or Prophet Jesus (peace, be upon him), then this is clearly
unlawful. Such festive days are newly contrived innovations that conflict with
the dictates of Islamic Law.
Such
rites are from the traditions of the People of the Book. They have a devotional
purpose and are carried out seeking nearness to Allah. This is the reason I
view such occasions to be unlawful and prohibited.
If, on
the other hand, you mean celebrating personal birthdays, then this is something
different, since it is not intended as a devotional act or an act of worship.
Therefore, it is not as serious a matter. Still, I tend to regard it as
something disliked for people who are not already accustomed to celebrating
this event in their culture, but do so merely to blindly ape cultural practices
that are outside of their own experience.
QUESTION:
WHAT IS THE RULING ON MAKING OR SELLING BIRTHDAY PARTY DECORATIONS AND BALLOONS? DOES IT TAKE THE SAME RULING AS SELLING CHRISTMAS TREES?
Answered by Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Participating in, making, or manufacturing anything that is used for something unlawful is also unlawful, since it is assisting in sin and iniquity. Therefore, selling Christmas trees and Christmas decorations is unlawful.
With respect to birthday parties, the situation is different. This is because birthday parties are not religious occasions and do not have an overt religious cast to them. A birthday party is not a festival of the nature of an 'Eid that is a general festive day for the entire community.
It is merely a personal
occasion that means nothing more than a remembrance of something dear.
-every other celebration is bid’ah
-you are celebrating that Allah gave you life
-there is nothing wrong to celebrate your birthday
-don’t expect everyone to agree with this
-nothing wrong with thanksgiving
-don’t be overzealous in pronouncing things haram
-always consult with the scholars
-stay away from rooms that have self taught people teaching
-to spoil your wife on the wedding anniversary...nothing wrong
with this
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