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Ruling on Muslims and Christians exchanging congratulations

Question:

Is it permissible for Muslims to exchange greetings with Christians on every occasion?

Answer:

It is not permissible to greet Christians or other disbelievers on their festivals and religious occasions, for this will be a sort of encouraging them in their falsehood and sharing in their sin. Allah, the Exalted, states, “…but do not help one another in sin and transgression.” [al-Maidah: 2]

However, the prohibition may be lifted if there is an interest, which will most likely be achieved and is required by Purified Shari’ah (Islamic Law).

Muftis

• Chairman : Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz
• Deputy Chairman : Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Aal Al-Shaykh
• Members :
  1. Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
  2. Shaykh Salih Fawzan
  3. Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd

• Published :

  Dhul-Hijjah 6, 1441 | 27th Jul, 2020
• Estimated reading time :

  1 min read
• Source :

  Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah of KSA, Fatwa no. 18476, Question 2
• Fatwas   Walabara   Mawlids   Festivals
• Updated :

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