Ruling on Celebrating Valentine’s Day

Some people celebrate the fourteenth day of February of each Christian year as the Day of Love (Valentine’s...

Ibn Taymiyyah did not approve celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid

Brother A.M.M. From Kuwait says: “One of the scholars said that Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah be merciful to him)...

Response to Urdu newspaper Idarat who launched a press campaign against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

All praise be to Allah Who has perfected the religion for us, completed His Favor upon us and approved Islam...

Refuting Mustafa Amin

All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, peace and blessings be upon the Honest Prophet Muhammad. I have...

Ruling on celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid during Rabi' Al-Awwal in his honor

Question : What is the ruling on celebrating the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal as a tribute to...

Celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid

Question 1: The people here hold an eleven-day celebration in commemoration of the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday) in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal....

Ruling on celebrating the Prophet's Mawlid

Celebrating the Mawlid (the Prophet’s birthday): a meeting is held in commemoration of that occasion in which people talk...

Issue On Visiting Graveyards

Dear Shaykh, Common people from among the Sufis attend the celebration of the Prophet’s birth, believing that these...

Impermissibility for Muslims to celebrating the millennium or other occasions of Non-Muslims

I would like to inform Your Eminence regarding a large electroluminescent billboard placed on the facade of an...

Ruling on participating with Christians in their non-religious celebrations

Is it permissible for a Muslim to participate with Christians in their non-religious celebrations and share in their...

Ruling on Muslims and Christians exchanging congratulations

Is it permissible for Muslims to exchange greetings with Christians on every occasion? Answer: It is not...

Ruling on students congratulating Hindu teachers on their feasts

All our teachers are Hindu and many of their festivals and religious ceremonies come up on which all...

Ruling on congratulating a Christian teacher or who commits acts of Shirk

Most of our teachers are Mushriks (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) or...

Ruling on celebrating holidays of Non-Muslims

What is the ruling on Muslims who celebrate holidays of non-Muslims that Allah did not sanction, such as...

Ruling on Celebrating Christmas

Is it permissible for a Muslim to join the Christians in their celebrations, such as Christmas that is...

Ruling on attending festivities of Christians

What is the legal ruling on entertaining some Christian clergymen on the occasion of the Argentinean national celebrations...

Ruling on attending Buddhist ceremonies

What is the ruling on Muslim’s taking part in the celebrations held by the Buddhists for their dead,...

Ruling on congratulating others in the new Gregorian or Hijri years or the Mawlid

Is it permissible to congratulate non-Muslims on the occasion of the new Gregorian year, the new Hijri (lunar) year,...

Ruling on slaughtering animals, engaging in Dhikr and beating drums during celebrations of Mawlid

What is the ruling on slaughtering animals, engaging in Dhikr (Remembrance of Allah) and beating drums during celebrations of...

Ruling on Prophet's songs

Many Muslims celebrate the Prophethood of our Messenger (peace be upon him) with musical songs just as the Jews...