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Is it wrong to celebrate Christmas with non muslim family?

What is the "concept " of christmas according to Islam?
 

Zaynab123

Subhana Allah!
chrismas!!!

ok muslims don't celebrate chrismas.

Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha are the two major yearly holidays of Islam. Eid-ul-Fitr follows the month of fasting, Ramadan. Eid-ul-Adha falls on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Zul Hijjah. It commemorates the willingness of Prophet Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael for the sake of God. May Allah's peace be upon these two great Prophets.


The Islamic Concept of Celebrating



Islam teaches Muslims how to celebrate the `Eids. On these days, the Muslims take a bath and wear their best clothes.

Even though fasting is not permitted on the `Eid days, yet, the major part of the celebration is not eating or drinking - rather, it is a prayer that brings Muslims together to remember Allah’s bounties and celebrate His Glory and Greatness.

The `Eids and their celebration in Islam carry a distinctive meaning and spirit. They are totally different from the celebrations in other nations and cultures.

For other nations, a holiday is a chance to immerse in worldly pleasures, or to involve oneself in prohibited acts to the utmost. Not so for Muslims!

For Muslims, the `Eid is an occasion to increase in good deeds. Each `Eid marks the conclusion of an important worship, and the determination to continue in obedience and submission to Allah (Glorified be He).

In moments of extreme pleasure or sadness, a Muslim never forgets his Lord’s Greatness, Might, Glory, and Watchfulness (Glorified be He). A Muslim’s actions are always controlled by this continued remembrance and awareness.

Thus the `Eid is not an occasion to take a vacation from Islamic responsibilities and commitments, nor to waste time and money in extravagance. It is not “fun for the sake of fun”. Rather, it is controlled and directed rejoicing that is of ultimate and definite benefit for the Muslim.

The `Eid is a chance to multiply good deeds by bringing happiness and pleasure to the hearts of other Muslims, by helping and supporting the poor and needy, and by getting involved in pastimes that emphasize the strong and serious Islamic character.


may Allah subhana wata'ala guide ameen:tti_sister: so yuo will celebrate eid with muslims, this eid...:lol::lol: seriously
 

amirah80

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:salam2:

Fatwa 7856 IQA

A Christian complains about prohibition of Muslims celebrating or congratulating people at Christmas
Why do you condemn the celebration of the what Christians think is birth of the son of God (Allah)? We should be teaching respect for other peoples and religions. Yet with such condemnation and calling it falsehood, it makes it difficult for rational, honest, and respectful persons to communicate.


Praise be to the One God, who begets not, nor is begotten.

You seem to have misinterpreted the condemnation of celebration of Christmas as a matter of disrespect for Christians. In reality, it is out of respect for Allah and Jesus and the teachings of our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them. It is an integral part of our faith to reject celebrations that have not been prescribed and/or that have a basis in falsehood, as inevitably they lead to misguidance and alterations in faith, as has happened with Christianity. There is nothing "radical" or "fringe" about this. It is our basic right to protect our faith and practice from distortion and falsehood. Surely no one has a right to condemn us for this.

Do you think Encyclopedia Britannica is rational and honest? Please read what they have to say about Christmas:

Excerpts quoted directly from http://www.britannica.com :

The word Christmas is derived from the Old English Cristes maesse, "Christ's Mass." :

( There is no certain tradition of the date of Christ's birth. Christian chronographers of the 3rd century believed that the creation of the world took place at the spring equinox, then reckoned as March 25; hence the new creation in the incarnation (i.e., the conception) and death of Christ must therefore have occurred on the same day, with his birth following nine months later at the winter solstice, December 25).

...

According to a Roman almanac, the Christian festival of Christmas was celebrated in Rome by AD 336...

( The reason why Christmas came to be celebrated on December 25 remains uncertain, but most probably the reason is that early Christians wished the date to coincide with the pagan Roman festival marking the "birthday of the unconquered sun" ) (natalis solis invicti); this festival celebrated the winter solstice, when the days again begin to lengthen and the sun begins to climb higher in the sky. The traditional customs connected with Christmas have accordingly developed from several sources as a result of the coincidence of the celebration of the birth of Christ with the pagan agricultural and solar observances at midwinter. In the Roman world the Saturnalia (December 17) was a time of merrymaking and exchange of gifts. December 25 was also regarded as the birth date of the Iranian mystery god Mithra, the Sun of Righteousness. On the Roman New Year (January 1), houses were decorated with greenery and lights, and gifts were given to children and the poor. To these observances were added the http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/idxref/0/0,5716,266282,00.htmlGerman and Celtic Yule rites when the Teutonic tribes penetrated into Gaul, Britain, and central Europe. Food and good fellowship, the Yule log and Yule cakes, greenery and fir trees, and gifts and greetings all commemorated different aspects of this festive season. Fires and lights, symbols of warmth and lasting life, have always been associated with the winter festival, both pagan and Christian. Since the European Middle Ages, evergreens, as symbols of survival, have been associated with Christmas... [end quote]

So as any rational person can see, there is no sound basis for Christmas, nor did Jesus (peace be upon him) or his true followers celebrate Christmas or ask anyone to celebrate Christmas, nor was there any record of anyone calling themselves Christians celebrating Christmas until several hundred years after Jesus. So were the companions of Jesus more righteously guided in not celebrating Christmas or are the people of today?

So if you want to respect Jesus, peace be upon him, as Muslims do, don't celebrate some fabricated event that was chosen to coincide with pagan festivals and copy pagan customs. Do you honestly think God, or even Jesus himself, would approve or condemn such a thing? If you say approve, then obviously you are not interested in the truth.

We ask Allaah, the One, Singular God, with no partners or sons, the God of all creation and mankind, to guide us all to the path of guidance and sincerity.

 

Stefana

Junior Member
Ok heres my opioin on chistmas............ok I know it wrongs the christians if other religions celebrate it..so....... I celebrate it 4 non religious reasons and give it a diffrent name eh.......like give me stuff day ._. and its a reason to be nice to everybody and everyone gets presents and basicly if u just foucus on santa and the elves we could just call it santa day ._. many substitutions 4 the holiday and I don't celebrate it for Allah or jesus (peace be upon him) I celebrate it 4 good ole free stuff yea and I know it sounds selfish.........but i give to my family too basicly everybody wins:lol:
 

amirah80

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Ok heres my opioin on chistmas............ok I know it wrongs the christians if other religions celebrate it..so....... I celebrate it 4 non religious reasons and give it a diffrent name eh.......like give me stuff day ._. and its a reason to be nice to everybody and everyone gets presents and basicly if u just foucus on santa and the elves we could just call it santa day ._. many substitutions 4 the holiday and I don't celebrate it for Allah or jesus (peace be upon him) I celebrate it 4 good ole free stuff yea and I know it sounds selfish.........but i give to my family too basicly everybody wins:lol:

:astag:I would not suggest doing this. This is still celebrating it. Plus the people that give you the gifts are giving it to you because it is Christmas. Also no need to say Santa Claus day because that does not exist and then it is bid'ah.

Salam Amirah80
 

amirah80

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:salam2:

FATWA 13642 IQA

Offering gifts to some women on Christmas
There is a common practice here in the west, that at christmas time some non-muslims, young and old, get together and gather all of their names, put them in a hat and have all of the names mixed up, then each person choses the name of another person who they will give a gift to on christmas day.
This is called chris kringle.
This basic idea was taken on by a group of sisters last year and now they want to take this practise on this year also for the end of eid. All that the practice consists of, is each sister randomly assigned another sister for whom she must buy a gift of a set value ($20 )
Some of the sisters invloved beleive that this practsie is tashabu of the kufar, is this correct?



Praise be to Allaah.

What some sisters have said to you, that this action is something that is not permitted, is correct, because it involves imitating the kuffaar in two ways.

Firstly it involves celebrating this festival, which is something that is haraam according to sharee’ah, including offering gifts on this festival.

Secondly, it involves imitating the kaafirs in these customs on the day of their celebration of that innovated festival.

In Islam we have only Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adhaa. Any other festivals that have been innovated besides these two amount to nothing, especially if they are the religious festivals of other religions or groups that are beyond the pale of Islam.

Please see Question no. 947

This matter opens the door to bid’ah, and it comes under the general meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Sulh 2499; Muslim, 1718). And Allaah knows best.


Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
 

Stefana

Junior Member
:salam2:

FATWA 13642 IQA

Offering gifts to some women on Christmas
There is a common practice here in the west, that at christmas time some non-muslims, young and old, get together and gather all of their names, put them in a hat and have all of the names mixed up, then each person choses the name of another person who they will give a gift to on christmas day.
This is called chris kringle.
This basic idea was taken on by a group of sisters last year and now they want to take this practise on this year also for the end of eid. All that the practice consists of, is each sister randomly assigned another sister for whom she must buy a gift of a set value ($20 )
Some of the sisters invloved beleive that this practsie is tashabu of the kufar, is this correct?


Praise be to Allaah.

What some sisters have said to you, that this action is something that is not permitted, is correct, because it involves imitating the kuffaar in two ways.

Firstly it involves celebrating this festival, which is something that is haraam according to sharee’ah, including offering gifts on this festival.

Secondly, it involves imitating the kaafirs in these customs on the day of their celebration of that innovated festival.

In Islam we have only Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adhaa. Any other festivals that have been innovated besides these two amount to nothing, especially if they are the religious festivals of other religions or groups that are beyond the pale of Islam.

Please see Question no. 947

This matter opens the door to bid’ah, and it comes under the general meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours that is not part of it will have it rejected.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Sulh 2499; Muslim, 1718). And Allaah knows best.


Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid


Well its sorta hard not to my family is roman caltholic and as long as i'm under my mothers roof its her rules I must obey I'm the only convert in my family so i'll be left out and seeing as I have grown up in western society I'm just begining to make my break.....as for ....it'll take awhile
 

amirah80

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Well its sorta hard not to my family is roman caltholic and as long as i'm under my mothers roof its her rules I must obey I'm the only convert in my family so i'll be left out and seeing as I have grown up in western society I'm just begining to make my break.....as for ....it'll take awhile

:salam2:

I understand how that can be difficult. I just did not want this sister to get the wrong impression. Even thou we can do something that we know is not right we can not suggest it as a means for someone else to follow. If that sister adhered to what you suggested you would be responsible so we must be careful. May Allah make it easier for you to practise your deen and still be able to live peacefully with your parents. Ameen. Do your parents know you are muslim?
 

Stefana

Junior Member
Well I did metion it but my mom sorta got mad at me......shes a propaganda believer <_< and believes that muslimahs are opressed and forced by men to cover but evrytime i even say anything about is islam its "oh well i don't care do wat u want" etc. But then follws by sayin I'm not allowed to wear a hijab til I'm 18 and dude thats 4 years i'm hoping Allah swt won't put this aginst me o_o ,I can't go to mosque til like next summer when i get my lincens or if I take the bus so yea i need more help......
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Is it wrong to celebrate Christmas with non muslim family?

What is the "concept " of christmas according to Islam?
It's not even a holiday even for Christians because the prophet Isa/Jesus never celebrated his birthday or encouraged others to, and nowhere in their bible does it give evidence that he was born on December 25th. The date itself is rooted in a pagan Roman holiday and is not the true date of his birth.

Aside from the historical inaccuracies and Islamic ruling on false holidays and shirk, I stayed away from it before I reverted to Islam because it's an extremely superficial holiday at least where it's widely celebrated with all the materialism in place of sincerity and all that. Why not spontaneously give out gifts...

this web page covers it well: http://www.iol.ie/~afifi/BICNews/Sabeel/sabeel8.htm
 
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