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Topic: Wedding (& Birthday, etc) Anniversaries - Fataawaa
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 dksadiq
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Damilola Sadiq ibn Owodunni
(Lagos, Nigeria || Eastern Province, KSA)
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Mufti Abdul-'Azeez (حفظه الله) Rejects Salman al-Awdah's Fatwa on Birthdays
Grand mufti rejects Salman Al-Oadah's fatwa
Source: Arab News (via [url=http://salaf.com/2008/08/24/mufti-abdul-azeez-rejects-salman-al-awdahs-fatwa-on-birthdays/]Salaf.com[/url])
JEDDAH: Celebrating birthdays and wedding anniversaries has no base in Islam, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh has said. ...
"Such a call is against righteousness. A Muslim should thank Almighty Allah if his children are healthy and if his married life is stable as the years pass by. He should say: Alhamdu Lillah for His generosity and kindness," said Al-Alsheikh, who is also the chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars and the head of the Presidency for Scientific Research and Religious Edicts (Dar Al-Ifta). ...
Al-Alsheikh, who is the highest religious authority in the Kingdom, said Muslims only have two official celebrations - Eid Al-Fitr, which is celebrated at the end of Ramadan, and Eid Al-Adha, which is celebrated on Dhul Hijjah 10. He added that Muslims also have a weekly Eid, which is Friday.
The mufti said that the celebration of other occasions such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries and mother's day were un-Islamic.
Several prominent Muslim scholars have supported the mufti, adding that celebrating such occasions is in imitation of people of the Jewish and Christian faiths.
Also see:
- [url=http://www.fatwaislam.com/fis/index.cfm?scn=fd&ID=763]"Celebrating Birthdays and Wedding Anniversaries" by Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله on FatwaIslam.com[/url]
- [url=http://www.alifta.com/Fatawa/FatawaChapters.aspx?View=Page&PageID=10614&PageNo=1&BookID=7]Celebrating the International Teacher's Day[/url]
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31-03-2010 @ 5:16 AM
