Celebrations and Customs

Q: Is the below permissible: 

Danforth-Donlands – Pocket Community: Vigil Friday night at the Mosque – February 3, 2017 Residents in the Danforth-Donlands area will hold a candlelight walk and vigil on Friday night, encircling the mosque – the Madinah Masjid – to honour fellow Canadians in Quebec City who were victims in the horrific mass shooting there. We will also demonstrate our support and solidarity with the mosque and its community, standing together in our mutual call for peace and unity [solidarity?]. Meet at 7:45 pm in front of the mosque at 1015 Danforth Avenue for a prayer and welcoming remarks. Vigil participants will walk west on the south side of Danforth to Jones, south on Jones, east on Chatham to Byron, north on Byron, and back along the south side of Danforth to the mosque for a moment of silence, ending at approximately 9 pm.

Q: Is making birthdays halaal in Islam?

Q: My family invited me for a birthday party. Few years before they cut down relation with me because of my in laws but now they invited me for this party respectfully. Is it permissible for me to attend this party for family relationship, otherwise I am not interested in these types of parties.

Q: Is there a verse in the holy Qur'aan that prohibits us from celebrating birthdays in Islam?

Q: Is friendship day celebration allowed in Islam?

Q: In order to appease the kuffar, Muslims are today participating in memorial services, joint prayers with non-Muslims, vigils etc to remember the those (predominantly non-Muslim) that died in unjustified terrorist attacks. I am not a scholar but I even see scholars condoning participation in such events by participating themselves. Am I correct in understanding that participating in such prayers, vigils and services is haraam because we are not permitted to pray for a dead kafir and also imitation of kuffar methodology in expression of grief is not permissible. I also find it discomforting that at these events there is free mixing and acknowledgement by virtue of participation that all religions are equal. Would you please provide proof in light of Qur'an and Hadith whether participation in joint vigils, memorial services and prayers is permissible as family and friends do not just accept a simple answer of no without evidence of why?

Q: Thanks for replying for not celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. But if someone invited us, then we should not join them and make an excuse right? And if we just had a dinner at home with family and give a gift to the kid and have a home made cake, is it permissible? Secondly, if someone joins the birthday party then does he come out of the fold of Islam, his wife is haraam on him and he has to renew his nikaah? Thirdly, by wearing shirts and trousers and not keeping a beard are we not emulating/copying the kuffaar? Are we not supposed to refrain from wearing kuffaar outfits?

Q: Baby showers. Is there a fatwa that disallows it or does the Quran expressly forbid it? Please substantiate with some scholarly backing for the enlightenment of the sisters.

Q: Kindly tell us whether celebrating birthdays / wedding anniversaries are haraam or can be celebrated with some precautions.

Q: I have a question regarding birthdays. Can we as Muslims celebrate birthdays? I know the answer is no, but a friend of mine told me that if you just cut the cake and only invite one or two friends just to make your child happy, then it's not gunaah and you wont be punished for it. So is this true? Can we celebrate our child's birthday just the way she said?