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TRIPLE POST:

1 - The Virtuous Day of 'Āshūrā & its Connection to Mūsā عليه السلام

2 - Benefits of Fasting The Day of 'Āshūrā

3 - Differing from the Yahūd in Our Fast

📌 Key Dates:

• 9th Muḥarram: Thursday 27th July 2023

• 10th Muḥarram ('Āshūrā): Friday 28th July 2023

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Responding to the Greeting 'Merry Christmas'

Question: What is the ruling on congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration? And how do we respond to them if they greet us with it.

And is it permissible to go to the places where they are having celebrations for that purpose. And does the person (Muslim) take a sin if he does the aforementioned without any intent? Rather he only does it being courteous, or due to shyness or due to being put in an awkward situation, or due to some other reasons. And is it permissible to resemble them in this?

Answer: Congratulating the disbelievers on their Christmas celebration or other than that from their religious holidays is not permissible according to the consensus. As was related by Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, in his book The ruling on the people beneath the Muslim protection [Ahkham Ad Dhimmah — أحكام أهل الذمة] when he said:

“As for congratulating the disbelievers for their religious ceremonies that have kufr (disbelief) attached to it, then it is not permissible according to the consensus. For example congratulating them for their holidays or their fasts, so the person says, ‘May you have a bless holiday’, or he wishes them well for their holiday or something like that. So this, if the one who says it escapes from falling into kufr (disbelief), is (still) from the impermissible things. And it is on the same level as congratulating them for prostrating to the cross. Rather it is a greater sin with Allah. And it is a more severe abomination than to congratulate them for drinking alcohol and killing someone, committing illegal sexual intercourse and things of this nature. And many of the people who don’t have any religion (or respect for the religion) fall into this. And he doesn’t know the ugliness (evil) of what he has done. So whoever congratulates a person for committing sins, or innovations, or disbelief, then he has exposed himself to the hate, wrath (anger) of Allah.”

End of the Shaykh’s (Ibn Al Qayyim) speech may Allah have mercy upon him.

Shaykh Uthaymeen continues:

So congratulating the disbelievers on the religious holidays is not permissible, as shown by the proof brought by Ibn Al Qayyim. Because in it, (congratulating the kufar on their religious holidays) is an approval for what they are upon from their kufr ceremonies, and showing them that you are please with it. Even if the person is not pleased with the actual kufr itself, it is also not permissible for the Muslim to be pleased with kufr ceremonies, or to congratulate them for it. Because Allah the Exalted is not pleased with that, as Allah the Exalted says,

“If you disbelieve, then verily, Allah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you.”

(Surah Az Zumar, Chapter 39 verse 7)

And the Exalted says,

“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favor upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion.”

(Surah Al Ma'idah, Chapter 5 verse 3)

So congratulating them with this is not permissible whether this person is your co worker or not. So if they greet us with their holiday greeting we don’t respond to them with it, because it’s not our holiday, and they are holidays that Allah is not pleased with, and because it is something that is either innovated in their religion, or it was legislated but has since been abrogated by the deen of Islam that which Muhammad peace and blessing be upon him, was sent with to all of the creation. And He (Allah) says about it (Islam)

“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”

(Surah Ale Imran, Chapter 3 verse 85)

And for the Muslim to accept their invitations to these occasions (holiday celebrations) is haram. (Impermissible) Because this is worst than congratulating them with it, because this would entail participating with them in this. Also it is haram for the Muslim to imitate the disbelievers by establishing celebrations for these occasions, or to exchanges gifts, or to distribute sweets, or trays of food, or to stop work or anything like this. Due to the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ)

“Whoever imitates a people is from them”

[Narrated by Abu Dawood in his Sunan, no. 3512; Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Irwa’ al-Ghaleel, 2691].

Shaykhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said in his book,

“Follow the straight path and oppose the path to the fire,” Imitating them in some of their celebration causes happiness in their hearts for what they are upon from false hood. And it is possible that this might encourage them to take advantage of this opportunity to humiliate the weak minded”.

End of his (Shaykhul Islam ibn Taymiyyah’s) speech. May Allah have mercy upon him.

And whoever does anything from this is a sinner. And it is the same whether he did it being courteous, or seeking friendship, or due to shyness, or any other reason, because this is from being deceitful in the deen of Allah. And this is from the reasons that reinforce the psyche of the disbelievers and to make them proud of their deen.

— Shaykh Saalih ibn Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) 

[The above is a summary translation of a post taken from sahab.net. Translated by Rasheed Estes Barbee (hafidhahullaah)]

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Our lives are just like the sand flowing from an hourglass.. except that there is no starting over! قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ   [Say : “The appointment to you is for a Day, which you cannot put back for an hour (or a moment) nor put forward] Quran [34:30]

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When Ramadan had Reached its Middle - Ibnul Jawzi

قال ابن الجوزي:

أيها الناس إن شهركم هذا قد انتصف؛ فهل فيكم من قهر نفسه وانتصف ؟! وهل فيكم من قام فيه بما عرف ؟! وهل تشوقت هممكم إلى نيل الشرف ؟! أيها المحسن فيما مضى منه؛ دُمْ. وأيها المسيء؛ وبخ نفسك على التفريط ولُم. إذا خسرت في هذا الشهر متى تربح ؟! وإذا لم تسافر فيه نحو الفوائد فمتى تبرحْ ؟

Ibnul Jawzi once said; admonishing the people when Ramadan had reached its middle; -

‘O people! Your month has reached its middle,

So are there any amongst you who was just and took charge of his soul?

And are there any among you who spent that time doing good?

Has your will power longed to reach that which is noble and of honour?

O person upon good! Continue to remain upon that goodness!

O person who fell short! Reprimand yourself for falling short and blame yourself!

If you are going to lose out in this month then when ever will you succeed?’

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قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ كُلُّ عَمَلِ ابْنِ آدَمَ لَهُ إِلاَّ الصِّيَامَ فَإِنَّهُ لِي وَأَنَا أَجْزِي بِهِ وَالصِّيَامُ جُنَّةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ صَوْمِ أَحَدِكُمْ فَلاَ يَرْفُثْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلاَ يَسْخَبْ فَإِنْ سَابَّهُ أَحَدٌ أَوْ قَاتَلَهُ فَلْيَقُلْ إِنِّي امْرُؤٌ صَائِمٌ ‏.‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَخُلُوفُ فَمِ الصَّائِمِ أَط��يَبُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ رِيحِ الْمِسْكِ وَلِلصَّائِمِ فَرْحَتَانِ يَفْرَحُهُمَا إِذَا أَفْطَرَ فَرِحَ بِفِطْرِهِ وَإِذَا لَقِيَ رَبَّهُ فَرِحَ بِصَوْمِهِ “ صحيح مسلم والبخاري حديث ١١٥١،١٩٠٤

Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) as said: “€œAllah the Exalted and Majestic said: Every act of the son of Adam is for him, except fasting. It is (exclusively) meant for Me and I (alone) will reward it. Fasting is a shield. When any one of you is fasting on a day, he should neither indulge in obscene language, nor raise the voice; or if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him he should say: I am a person fasting. By Him, in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the breath of the observer of fast is sweeter to Allah on the Day of judgment than the fragrance of musk. The one who fasts has two (occasions) of joy, one when he breaks the fast he is glad with the breaking of (the fast) and one when he meets his Lord he is glad with his fast.“ Sahih Muslim 1151 d In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 212 USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2566 Sahih alBukhari 1904 In-book reference: Book 30, Hadith 14 USC-MSA web (English) reference: Vol. 3, Book 31, Hadith 128

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عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يقول: “الصَّلَوَاتُ الْخَمْسُ وَالْجُمُعَةُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَرَمَضَانُ إِلَى رَمَضَانَ مُكَفِّرَاتٌ مَا بَيْنَهُنَّ إِذَا اجْتَنَبَ الْكَبَائِرَ.” صحيح مسلم حديث ٢٣٣

Abu Huraira reported: Verily the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The five (daily) prayers and from one Friday prayer to the (next) Friday prayer, and from Ramadhan to Ramadhan are expiation for the (sins) committed in between (their intervals) provided one shuns the major sins.” Sahih Muslim 233cIn-book reference: Book 2, Hadith 19USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 2, Hadith 450

“الصَّلواتُ الخَمسُ"، أي: كُلُّ صلاةٍ إلى التي تَليها، ”والجمُعَةُ إلى الجُمعَةُ“، أي: صَلاةُ الجمُعَةِ إلى الجُمعَةِ التي تَليها، ”ورمضانُ إلى رمَضانَ“، أي: وصيامُ رمضانَ إلى رمَضانَ الذي يَليهِ، كلُّ هؤلاءِ مُكفِّراتٌ ما بينَهنَّ إذا اجتُنبَتِ الكَبائرُ، أي: مُكفِّراتٌ لصَغائرِ الذُّنوبِ والآثامِ، وإنَّما للكَبائرِ في تَكفيرِها شأنٌ آخَرُ، ألَا وهو التَّوبةُ، و"الكَبائِرُ” المقصودُ بها الذُّنوبُ العَظيمةُ، وهي كلُّ ذَنبٍ أُطْلِقَ عليه- في القُرآنِ، أو السُّنَّةِ الصَّحيحةِ، أو الإجماع- أنَّه كَبيرةٌ، أو أنَّه ذنبٌ عَظيم، أو أُخْبِر فيه بشِدَّةِ العقابِ، أو كانَ فيه حَدٌّ، أو شُدِّدَ النَّكيرُ على فاعلِه، أو ورَد فيه لَعْنُ فاعلِه. وقيل: الكبائِرُ هي كلُّ فِعلٍ قَبيحٍ شَدَّدَ الشَّرْعُ في النَّهيِ عنه، وأعْظَمَ أمْرَه. وفي الحَديثِ: بيانٌ لسَعةِ رحمةِ اللهِ عزَّ وجلَّ وتَفضُّله بالمغفرةِ وإعْطاء الأجْرِ العظيمِ على العَملِ القَليلِ.

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 “If you invoke Allāh to let you reach Ramadān, do not forget to invoke Him to bless you in it.“ – Imām as-Sa’dī رحمه الله

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A whole Chapter in the Qur'an named after Mary (Peace be upon her) ! https://youtu.be/BnUiIf0K_VI

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How could a Muslim celebrate Christmas and New Year’s?

By Shaykh Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)

Then what is worse than that; is some Muslims celebrate the New Year, and they glorify it and venerate it, and it is connected to the religious occasion of the Christians; which is; what? The birthday of the Messiah Eesa ibn Maryam peace be upon him. Thus celebrating New Year’s Eve, yes, in relation with the birth of the Messiah; this is rejoicing with their religious rites and practices. And rejoicing with kufr practices—if the person who is pleased with this is safe from disbelief—then it is as ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him said in his book, ‘the ruling on the dhimmi’ it is more severe than being pleased with drinking alcohol and worshiping the cross.

Thus the affair is very dangerous O brothers. It is not permissible for the person to celebrate Christmas; if he is a Muslim. And it is not permissible for him to congratulate them for this holiday; if he is a Muslim. And it is not permissible for him to respond to this greeting if they congratulate him for this holiday; if he is a Muslim.

Subhan’Allah! Shall we congratulate them for a holiday which is considered as a religious practice? And is this anything other than being pleased with disbelief? But most of those who congratulate them do not intend to exalt their religion or practices, but rather they only intend what; to be courteous. And this is incorrect.

If someone says; I am courteous to them because they are courteous to me and they congratulate me for Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. We say: Alhamdulillah. If they congratulate you with Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr, then they have congratulated you for legislated holiday, which Allah has made for His slaves. And it is mandatory for Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Fitr to be their holidays, because it is obligatory upon them to accept Islam. But if you congratulate them for Christmas then you are congratulating them for a holiday which Allah has not designated as a holiday.

Thus Christmas has no basis in history and it has no basis in the religious legislation. Eesa ibn Maryam did not command them to establish this holiday. Thus it is either that, which was entered into the religion of the Messiah as innovation and misguidance, or it was prescribed in the legislation of Eesa ibn Maryam but it has been abrogated by the legislation of Islam. Therefore it has no basis by any estimation. Because if we said it is from the innovation of the Christians and it is not from their legislation; then it is misguidance. And if we said it is from their legislation, then it has been abrogated; and to worship Allah with an abrogated religion is misguidance;thus it is misguidance by any estimation. And because it is misguidance, how is it befitting for me—while I am a Muslim—to congratulate them for it?!

And we have answered the issue of them congratulating us for our Eid and us not congratulating them for their holiday because our Eid has been legislated by Allah the Exalted; while their holiday is not legislated. This is because it has either been fabricated in their legislation or abrogated by our legislation. Thus it has no basis in any regard.

[Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee, Masjid Tawheed wa Sunnah, North Carolina]

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Visiting Family and Friends on Eid | Shaykh Muhammad bin Hādī al-Madkhalī حفظه الله

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