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Question:
What is the shar’i ruling on celebrating festivals such as the birthday of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), children’s birthdays, Mother’s Day, Tree Week and national holidays?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: ‘Eid (festival) is the name given to something which returns (ya’ood), and is used to describe gatherings which happen repeatedly, on a yearly, monthly or weekly basis, etc. So an ‘eid includes a number of things, such as a day which comes regularly, e.g., ‘Eid al-Fitr and Friday; gatherings on that day; and actions such as acts of worship and customs which are done on that day.

Secondly: any of these things which are intended as rituals or acts of worship aimed at drawing closer to Allaah or glorifying Him in order to earn reward, or which involve imitating the people of Jaahiliyyah or any other groups of kaafirs, is a prohibited bid’ah, an innovation which comes under the general meaning of the hadeeth: “Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours (Islam) that is not part of it, will have it rejected.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).

Examples of that include Mawlid al-Nabi (the Prophet’s birthday), Mother’s Day and national holidays, because in the first case there are innovated acts of worship which Allaah has not prescribed, and because it involves imitation of the Christians and other kaafirs. And in the second and third cases there is imitation of the kuffaar. But in cases where the intention is to organize work to serve the interests of the ummah and to put its affairs straight, or to organize programs of study, or to bring employees together for work purposes etc., which in and of themselves do not involve acts of worship and glorification, then these are a kind of benign innovation which do not come under the meaning of the hadeeth, “Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours (Islam) that is not a part of it will have it rejected.” So there is nothing wrong with such things, indeed they are allowed by sharee’ah.

And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.



Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 3/59

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www.islam-qa.com

does anyone believe/still listen to this horse sh*t they call fatwas still?

this site is actually one of the most hillarious sites ever


fatwas about anything and everything (including having a guard dog)

here is a link to a fatwa regarding internet software piracy

http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=81614&ln=eng

fatwas for your 21st centuary needs - now available at islam-qa.com


im going to prepare a list of questions to ask myself:

what is the ruling on my new windows media player visualiser software that may contain none-holy visualisations including one that resembles a 4 leaf clover?

what is the ruling on all my electornics in my room emitting wireless waves into the atmosphere, possibly effecting me and people around me?

what is the ruling on producing repetitive electronic synthesised music?

what is the ruling on collecting vinyl for liesure purpose? is that considered haram because i love my vinyl possibly more than i love life itself?

what is the ruling for listening to jewish music?

i can see a lot of fun times coming out of this

Hey dubai12,

Suggestion: Keep posting these fatwas in a single tread, dont start a new one for every subject.

a better suggestion: dont post them at all.

and ebonics,
Vinyls are more important than life. Are you into old ones? I have a collection of 70's prog rock.

The cutting and posting is getting kinda boring - no birthday present for you matey! But it's my birthday and I'll damn well party if I want to, worship my parents 'everyday' etc etc. What a load of steaming camel poo.