Q: In Islam there are only two celebrations, namely Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha; anything other than these two celebrations is an innovated festival or occasion and it is not permissible to celebrate it or to help others to do so. Is this ruling correct? I got this from website.
Also is celebrating birthday not allowed due to this if so?
Q: Can we eat Easter eggs at other times besides the time of Easter?
Q: What is the ruling with regards to selling items related to Easter such as Easter eggs and other similar items like hot cross buns, etc.?
Q: What do we do if my brother in law invited us for his wife's birthday. We already told them that we do not celebrate birthdays. His wife even asked us for a birthday gift. We asked if we could just do dinner and not call it a birthday party. I told my husband that I'm not going, so he said that I am being more bad to them. So what do you advise?
Q: Is it permissible to celebrate a wedding anniversary, not on a large scale but just a little surprise for my husband within the budget of aprox. R500?
Q: If a Muslim wished someone merry christmas will he have become a kafir, because in modern times christmas is just another cultural money making thing and people do not know the reality of christmas that it is the celebrating of jesus birthday and therefore if a muslim said merry christmas at a time without realising at the time the consequence and value of what he was saying he merely just said it out of respect or he said it but out of regret then will he become a kafir at that point? Because a muslim could have said the words merry christmas but with regret in his heart, obviously one understands to not do such a thing again but will he have become kafir for saying this without truly meaning it ?
Q: What is the Islamic perspective on Black Friday sales? I’ve read that this day is linked to Christian holidays. Even some Muslim businesses are promoting items for this day.
Q: Is there any significance of rosh hashanah and Passover in Islam. What to do if one is invited to them?
Q: Is it allowed to celebrate an independence of a country like India, etc. for a Muslim citizen?
Q: My husband and his family do birthdays and anniversaries. I do not want to celebrate my daughters birthday because it will then happen every year. She is just a baby. This however causes friction in the family. What do I do?