Laa Tushaarikoo an-Nasaaraa fee A'yaadihim(Do Not Participate with the Christians in their Celebrations)
Ash-Shaykh Naasir bin ‘Alee al-Ghaamidee
Daar Ibn-ul-Qayyum
It has been several months since my last post but that was only due to not having a scanner. Al-Hamdullilah I have a new scanner and some new books that I want to post reviews on with the permission of Allah. To get the reviews back in to full swing I decided to touch on a book that is relevant to Muslims especially in the West.
This is a small treatise about 39 pages long printed as a small paperback pocket book. The author begins with an introduction stating that the book was based off of a sermon he gave then he decided to add beneficial points and additional references. What you have before you is a very decent work that affects many Muslims today. After this introduction he reminds you about the oneness of Allah and about Tawheed. He goes into the holidays of the Christians and how they are connected to their religious beliefs. Then he goes into the Islamic holidays and defines them. He brings rulings on participating with the Christians in their holidays, greeting them using their holiday slogans, congratulating them, and giving them gifts. There is a lot of other information such as a ruling from the Permanent Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concerning this topic as well.
I believe this booklet probably came out in the late 80’s early 90’s but a lot of what I read still holds true today. Muslims in the West especially find themselves participating in the Christian holidays and most are not aware of its prohibition. Add to the fact that we have some Islamic personalities who encourage no even allow Muslims to partake in what Allah and His messenger have clearly made Haraam. We ask Allah Most High to grant us knowledge and wisdom and we ask Him to give us the opportunity to invite our Christian neighbors to the truth and light of Islaam. Indeed He is more than able to do that and He is the Wise.
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