FILED UNDER: ANS Halal and Haram, ANS Islamic Belief, ANS-General, Commanding the Right and Forbidding the Wrong
TAGGED WITH:: celebrating holidays, christmas, christmas markets, expiation (kaffara), expiation for breaking an oath, expiation for oaths, oaths
/by YusufUstadh Salman Younas is asked about visiting Christmas Markets having promised not to celebrate Christmas. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa baraktuh. I study in Europe and I promised by Allah that I will never celebrate Christmas. However will I keep my promise if I visit the Christmas Markets (where candles, food, and alcohol […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: celebrating holidays, celebrating the 4th of July, holidays
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Can you celebrate the 4th of July, as well as other national holidays like Canada Day? Answer: assalamu `alaykum There is nothing intrinsic in the practice that would allow us to deem it impermissible. It is primarily a cultural celebration, not religious, and nor is it distinctively connected to […]
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