Celebrating New Year is forbidden in Islam. When Muslims imitate non-Muslims their rank in the Sight of Allah(swt) decreases. This is because a Muslim is superior to a disbeliever, so if he were to imitate a disbeliever then he would descend from his lofty rank to that which is inferior and this is a form of being ungrateful for the bounties of Allah (swt) and an insult to the religion of Islam because Islam is superior to everything else and nothing should be given priority over it. Islam has established a path to guidance which differs from the culture and customs of the disbelievers regardless of whether they are from the people of the book or otherwise. Islam abrogates all previous religions and legislations and our Muslim nation is the one to be followed and not one which should blindly imitate others. The fact of the matter is that all of these actions represent a comprehensive imitation of western culture and can only be the result of very low levels of faith or indeed a total lack of it; to exhibit this type of behaviour is to strip oneself from the distinction and superiority of Islam and it is also an evil which makes Muslims who partake in such celebrations be included in da saying of beloved Prophet (saw):“He who imitates a people will be from among them (on the Day of Judgement).” (Abu Daawood) And in another narration, he said: “The one who imitates people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians.” (Tirmithi) Imaam Ahmad said: The very least that this Hadeeth entails is the prohibition of imitating them (i.e., the Jews and the Christians); although it is also apparent that the Hadeeth labels the one who does so as a disbeliever as Allah(swt) Says: “O you who have believed! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are (in fact) allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is (one) of them. Indeed Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.”(Quran 5: 51) Anas ibn Maalik (ra) said: The Beloved Prophet (saw) arrived in Madeena while people were celebrating two particular festivals, so he asked:“What is (the significance of) these two days?” Some people replied: ‘They are days which we used to celebrate during the pre-Islamic era.’So the beloved prophet (saw) replied:“Allah has replaced them for you with two days which are better, the day of ‘Id Al-Fitr and ‘Id Al-Adh-haa” (Abu Daawood). Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to celebrate New Year, because is it not one of the celebrations of the Muslims. Many Muslims do not seem to realise that these celebrations are an integral part of the Christian religion and form part of its rituals. Being joyful and participating in their religious celebrations is in fact a celebration and an honouring of disbelief, which has a devastating impact upon the creed and faith of a Muslim. How can a Muslim rejoice at any celebration of the non-Muslims while he reads the book of Allah(swt) in which He Almighty Says: “Neither those who disbelieve from the People of the Scripture nor the polytheists wish that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord…. (Quran 2:105) How can any Muslim compromise his creed and faith and join the Christians in their rituals of disbelief while Allah (swt) Says: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike…”(Quran 4: 89) and, “If they gain dominance over you, they would be [i.e., behave] to you as enemies and extend against you their hands and their tongues with evil, and they wish you would disbelieve.” (Quran 60: 2) Fear Allah (swt) and thank Him for having guided us to Islam and for making us distinct and superior by sending Muhammad(saw), the Prophet of mercy, especially for us. Allah(swt) has made us the best nation that was ever sent to mankind, provided us adhere to Islam and follow the Prophet (saw). Be proud of our religion, because it is the only one that is based on sound creed, just legislation and honourable manners. Do not be deceived by what many people do for they are unaware of the reality of Islam; resist these evil innovations which have conquered our community by boycotting these celebrations. May Allah (swt) refrain us from doing such acts. Ameen.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:50:16 +0000
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