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mitting the application form for one of the most difficult


ms, the ACCA. Wow! I am going to be a certified
essional this year! and then, a brilliant idea struck him.
y dont I call all my friends over for an exam party?
r doing all the planning, he called up his friends.

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yone was so eager to have another day to celebrate.


le he spent the next two days going in and out preparing

grand get-together, his mother watched worriedly.


m! Are you OK? You should be calling them over to
y; your exam is just a month away! I have never ever
d of anything as absurd as an exam party! She pleaded
ously. You are supposed to celebrate after you succeed
e exam, are you sure you are going to clear it when you
nt even touched your books?!
m ignored his mother, Mom, its the trend these days,

Adve

everyone does it! Please dont be so backward! Besides, its a


good thing to make others happy and we are celebrating to
thank this blessing.
His mother felt like crying. What can I do?, she thought.
What do YOU think? Have you ever heard of a pre-exam
party? No?
Well I have! Read on
Afnan is turning 15 tomorrow! Masha Allah she is growing
up so fast! Ill call all her friends and aunts for a surprise
party.
The next day, when Afnan opened her Facebook account, she
was shocked to see so many notifications. Happy Birthday

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you relate between the first and the second scenario?


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all live according to our views and perspectives about life.


non-believers regard this life as everything; enjoy it to

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utmost, enjoy it before it ends. For them, this is the time


ain all that they can; to them there is no hereafter.

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a Muslim on the other hand, life is a serious matter, it is a

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onsibility that they shall be accountable for. Life is a

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h exam; based on the curriculum of Quran, Seerah and

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nah. It is a journey on a thorny road to Hell-fire or a


ful road towards Paradise. A Muslim is not free to do
hing and everything that they desire. They willingly bind
mselves in the boundaries set by Allah so that they can be
in the eternal life; in the gardens of Paradise, near their
d who is pleased with them. When a Muslim enters this
world, their assessment begins.
Prophet Muhammad

explained the reality of this world in

a beautiful parable. He said: The world is a prison-house for


a believer and Paradise for a non-believer. 1
With this in mind, does celebrating birthday really make
sense? Does it make sense to rejoice on the commencement
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rations of Muslims far from such celebrations. We never


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the Sahaba, the tabien or later scholars celebrating


ous days: Badar day, Fatah Makkah (conquest of
kah) day or Ahzaab day. Instead, we read about them
g hasty in racing after good deeds, seeking forgiveness
wishing they were birds and trees from the fear of
untability before Allah

History
of the effects of colonialism and media is the rising tide
of western values and culture which has brought with itself
their futile celebrations. It is the nature of human beings that
they copy those who overpower them with a sense of
inferiority. Same is the case with Muslims today, having
forgotten their own glorious civilization, they are ready to
accept everything being handed down to them by the
West.

A little research will show that birthdays were originally


celebrated by the pagans, the pharaohs and the ancient
Greeks to honor their gods. Even the Christians believed it

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to be a pagan celebration and admonished it at first, until the


4th century, when they themselves started celebrating the
birthday of Isa

. It is a celebration rooted deeply in shirk

(polytheism).

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o the gods. Germans were recorded putting candles on


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hday cakes over 100 years ago. The number of candles on


cake represented the age of the birthday honoree.

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wing out all the candles in one breath would give your
a better chance at coming true. 2
nd Apart From those who Disbelieve

Prophet

warned us about imitating the non believers.

aid: He who imitates any people (in their actions) is


idered to be one of them. 3.

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very sphere of life he wanted us to be distinguished from


non-believers. He once said: Act against the polytheists,
the mustache closely and grow the beard. 4

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nother point he said: Act differently from the Jews, for


they do not pray in their sandals or their shoes. 5

These are some of the many examples from ahadith that

Its amazing how an


ordinary voice will usually
blend into the crowds in
normal speech but the

instruct us about not imitating the non-believers in their

same voice, when it recites

customs, traditions and celebrations. We the Ummah of

the Quran while applying

Muhammad

the rules of Tajweed,

are a distinct nation.

becomes so different, so

The irony is that the non- believers, as a whole, continue to


oppress and support the oppression of Muslims throughout

beautiful that the ears are


riveted to it.

the world. Countless children, women and men are their


victims each day. Whereas, turning a blind eye to this,
Muslims are busy in celebrating the days and events
borrowed from them.
So, the next time we wish someone on their birthday, or think
of celebrating it, let us review the purpose of life in our
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Allah make our best day the day we meet Him. Ameen!
se share your suggestions in the comments section
w. We would love to hear what you to say.

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ou liked the article, do leave a comment down


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Laila Durrani

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November 29, 2015 at 9:40 am


Loved it dear Umm Salih..

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 2:55 am


Jazakillah Khair Laila

cahaya hashimah

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December 27, 2015 at 4:02 am


Thank you very much. It is a new perspective of
thinking. Afterthis, on our birthday, we should
donate more to the poor and do more good
deeds.

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Sofia

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November 29, 2015 at 1:52 pm


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Jazakillah Umm. I always knew in the back of my mind


that birthdays are not islamic but the idea was not
really substantiated. May Allah guide all the muslims
still in he dark about this issue.

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 2:56 am


Alhumdulillah that the article benefited
you..Ameen!

Moinuddin Waheed

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November 29, 2015 at 4:49 pm


It is very informative and a good parable is made to
make it understanding easily.Exams in life in different
phases in the worldly affairs and exam for the
hereafter; So we should prepare for it wisely to succeed
in both the worlds. May Allah(swt) bless you with
health and prosperity and continue you to write such
inspirational doses for muslim ummah.

Umm Salih

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Its a pity for one to celebrate everytime he/she is a year


less to his grave.

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December 2, 2015 at 2:42 am


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Indeed! May Allah give us the true


understanding of life. Ameen

Jimoh Ibrahim

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December 26, 2015 at 8:18 pm


SubuhanaLlah. If we think of growing older, we will
under stand that we are going near the grave. Though
ve not celebrate birthday or anything cos I dnt believe
in it. But I pray to almighty Allah to forgive me for
people ve wish so.

Taz Jan

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December 26, 2015 at 8:27 pm


You can celebrate as long as it is celebrated in a way
where there isnt anything like alcohol, partying with
songs, instead party hard with food, be thankful and
greatful to Allah for giving u this life and relax and chill
with family obviously do what u like how u like as long
as u think Allah will be Happy with and not upset and
if you need further guidance u can always refer to Dr
Bilals article and no need to get so serious guys just use
ur own initiative as to whats right and wrong! Gods

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Jazak Allah Khair for the comment Taz,

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If everyone uses their own initiative for right


and wrongwont there be a haphazard

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situation? Allah (swt) has given us the


Quran and Sunnah to refer to in all big and

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small matters of life, they are the criterion


for right and wrong. Theyve also guided us

on how to thank Allah; by obeying Him, by


doing Sujood ash Shukr (prostration of
thankfulness) and by being more humble
before Allah. Not by celebrating days rooted
in paganism.
Id appreciate if you read the whole article

Regards,
Umm Salih

Zainab

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December 26, 2015 at 8:28 pm


Jazak ALLAH u khair
we are blindly following the things that fascinate
us.May ALLAH guide us and about the birthday
issue,then its simple.Our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H)
never celebrates and so should we !!
ALLAH hafiz.

Umm Salih

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December 26, 2015 at 8:36 pm


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Jazakillahu khairan for this enlightening article.


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Ive always been against this birthday celebration


phenomenon and Im glad I now have some solid

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reasons for not indulging in it. But theres something


else, you wrote:

This is why we see the best generations of Muslims far


from such celebrations. We never hear the Sahaba, the
tabien or later scholars celebrating various days:
Badar day, Fatah Makkah (conquest of Makkah) day or
Ahzaab day.
Does that mean it isnt appreciable to celebrate other
occasions like passing an exam, someone completing
their hifz of the Quran or anyones accomplishments?

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:22 am


Wa iyyaki Haleh
In the quoted paragraph I did not mean we
cannot celebrate any joy or accomplishment,
or be happy. What I wanted to highlight is
that Islam has only two eids; Eid ul Adha
and Eid ul Fitr (the word eid means days of
festivity that return each year) and that we
must not fixate some days to celebrate each
year, because it is the way of non-muslims.
Insha Allah you can find a detailed answer to
your question here:http://islamqa.info
/en/145427

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It has indeed been of help. Jazakillah Khair


:)

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December 26, 2015 at 8:40 pm


What about celebrating after i havegraduated from a

degree?is that permisible?

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:26 am


Jazakillah Khair for your comment..
There is nothing wrong, in sha Allah, in
celebrating any joy so long as it is limited to
the occasion only, and will not become
something that is repeated. Wallahu Alam.
Please refer here for a detailed
answer:http://islamqa.info/en/145427

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repent and come close to Allah. Who has blessed you


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with every niyama.


Be thank to Allah the Lord of the worlds.

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Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:27 am

Jazak Allah Khair for your feedback.

Budumma

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December 26, 2015 at 8:46 pm


jazakAllahu bil Khairi, may Allah swt bless u with more
healthy years and Ikhlas to contribute more to HIS
Deen.

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:28 am


Such a beautiful Dua! Ameen!

agbojo khalid

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December 26, 2015 at 8:50 pm


the Jews and the Christians have a way of luring and
packaging their paganism culture Im a way that it will
interest the Muslims so that they will be able to
achieve their goal of idolizing Islam which can never be
possible so Muslims in the world should take heed

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December 26, 2015 at 8:55 pm


very knowledgable article. loved it.

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:30 am


Jazak Allah Khair!

Mustafa

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December 26, 2015 at 8:57 pm


Subhanallah!!! I May Allah SWT continue to make it
easy for us

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:30 am


Ameen..!

Taiwo

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December 26, 2015 at 9:02 pm


Jazakillahu khairan .Thank may ALLAH BE WITH US

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December 26, 2015 at 9:06 pm


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Umm I really appreciate the message. May Allah guide


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us aright. I pray Allah forgives me all my past sins. I


dont celebrate birthday but I only make cake for my

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friends n family whenever its my date. Pls is it haram


too?

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:41 am


May Allah forgive us allAmeen! Dear
sister, Im quoting the answer of a scholar
for you, as I am not one.
Making a cake and giving it to the child on
this day, and telling him that this is his
birthday so as to make him happy, comes
under the heading of celebrating, even if his
family do not call it a celebration.
Undoubtedly celebration may take many
different forms, but this does not mean that
it is permissible. They have only chosen this
day to give the child a gift because in their
hearts they feel some love for this occasion
and are trying not to let the day pass without
celebrating it, even if that is only by giving a
gift to the child.
And Allah knows best. Source:
http://islamqa.info/en/175577
I hope it helped..:)

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December 26, 2015 at 9:22 pm


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MashaaAllah wonderful article.I read it with my son


who turned 9 yesterday.He already understands why

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we dont celebrate birthdays.This article gave more


insight Alhamdulillah.
May Allah guide us all and the generations to come to
the path of righteousness.Aameen

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:45 am


Alhumdulillah! Ameen.

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not celebrate my birthday.


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But Some of my friends know my birth date and send


me lots of birthdy wishes via facebook or whatsapp

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messenger.
I wonder what is the best way to reply ? Or I just

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simply say thank you?

Thanks for your advice


Wassalamualaikum

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:53 am


Assalam u alaikum,
I think you should thank politely and also
tell them that you dont celebrate birthdays.
Another suggestion would be to make your
birth date private in facebook, as many
people wish after getting a notification from
facebook reminding of someones birthday.
For a detailed response:
https://islamqa.info/en/146449
Jazakillah Khair

saheed

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December 26, 2015 at 9:52 pm


Aside from birthdays not been islamical, it does not

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MashAllah this lecture will benefit a lot of people


(InshAllah) Ofcourse im sad how can i be happy when

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i grow older..year by yearand the time go soo fast.. in


fact i make every day party for my children and i dont
need to waith to come that b day, we enjoy every day in
the little things in life, becouse one day you will look
back and realize they were the big things

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 3:54 am


Masha Allah! Love what you wrote: in fact i
make every day party for my children and i
dont need to waith to come that b day, we
enjoy every day in the little things in life.
Jazakillah Khair for your comment

Hana

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December 26, 2015 at 10:26 pm


So if I have a child I should despair rather than
celebrate because its the start of a test or
imprisonment? I think intention does come into it,
Id rather celebrate the birth of my child and thank
Allah for the blessing. As for birthdays, its not
celebrating a year won over death but a reminder of
the blessing of Allah. Surely this life being a test does
not mean that we have to be miserable all the time,
Allah has allowed us some pleasure, as long as we dont
exceed limits.

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correct way to show gratitude?


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It is perfectly okay to celebrate joy and


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accomplishments. What I wanted to


highlight is that Islam has only two eids; Eid

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ul Adha and Eid ul Fitr (the word eid means


days of festivity that return each year) and

that we must not fixate some days to


celebrate each year, because it is the way of
non-muslims.
Insha Allah you can find a detailed answer to
your question here:http://islamqa.info
/en/145427
I hope this made it clearJazakillah Khair

Ismail Sherif

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December 26, 2015 at 10:53 pm


I have a question..
It is permissible to wish your friend Christian Happy
Birthday?

Mina Ahmer

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December 26, 2015 at 11:21 pm


Such an enlightening article. JazakAllah for the
reminder!
Clearly a non believers festivity

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Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 5:59 pm


Jazak Allah Khair

aadil salafi

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December 27, 2015 at 2:14 am


Jazakallah khairan for this eye opening article

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:01 pm


Wa iyyakum

musawar

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December 27, 2015 at 2:43 am


mashallah very knowledgefull very effective and a good
trend to do the good for muslims and ummah and i am
very glad to see this type of work mashallah may Allah
bless u eiman as to sahaba qaram r.a.
jazak allah.

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Tnx umm salih ****Let us be the trendsetters for the


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world and not let the tides set our course. Let us
distribute to the world the true perspective of life. ****

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Jzakalla kheyr ..

Lets be de difference Brothers nd sisters of eeman

Nuh

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December 27, 2015 at 3:40 am


Asc i undastand celebration of birthday and especialy
the view of islam on xchams day but what if your
neighbour who is a christian brought gift like maney or
drinks on that day would you take it ?

zaida ibrahim

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December 27, 2015 at 4:13 am


May this article benefit all Muslims on earth inshaa
Allah

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:04 pm


Ameeen

Mamun Philips - fan of Billal Philips

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December 27, 2015 at 4:17 am

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another one, When Adam (A) was sent to the earth Allah
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s us with Jummah..
My ask is why Cant we celebrate eid e miladunnabi???
we cant celebrate our birthdays.. I agree with that

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:07 pm


Please see this:
http://blog.islamiconlineuniversity.com
/celebrating-the-mawlid-by-dr-bilal-philips/
Jazak Allah Khair

Nauma Shezad

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December 27, 2015 at 4:26 am


Assalamalykum! You have beautifully explained smthg
I believe in as well. Jazakillah khair

Mshafi

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December 27, 2015 at 4:31 am


The article is very informative.Anticipating more
articles like this.Assalamu Aleykum.

Mohammed

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I dont know why people should be confused anytin our


dear Prophet SAW didnt do dont also do it. Wrong is
clear no matter how it has been decorated.Lets

remember dat we shall be in our graves alone wit our


deeds! May Allah guide us all Aameen!

mohd arshad ansari

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December 27, 2015 at 6:06 am


if someone say happy birtday thenwhat we should do
in replay

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:17 pm


Smile, say thankyou, and tell them but I
dont celebrate birthdays..and then explain
why if you need to.

devi

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December 27, 2015 at 6:11 am


nice

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alhamdulilah in my area we dont celebrate birthdays


but what is giving as hell is miladinabi which is bond

Musa shehu Gwadabawa

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December 27, 2015 at 8:22 am


Jazakumullah bilkhair.what about when you are on
social media eg (fb) and each year frnds and family are
sending you their congratulatory on your birthday is
haram to accept those congratulatory

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December 27, 2015 at 6:32 pm


Well, this article above was written simply as
a reminder, by me, and I am not a scholar to
label anything Haram. My suggestion would
be to make your birth date private in
facebook. This way nobody will know and
nobody will wish. And even if anyone does,
we can always thank them politely and tell
them that we dont celebrate birthdays and
the reason why.
Jazak Allah Khair for your comment. I hope
this answers your question.

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for the one who asked eid miladunabii first what he


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said regarding abu lahab getting honey in hell he needs


to come up with an authentic dalil for it as Allah clearly

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said in Qoran that his wealth and what heve done (of
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not benefit him.

and the Friday (jummah) is not a great day for Adam


descending on it but that is among the great things
that happened on this great day. the day is great in its
own nature and that descending and other things
(creation, judgement day and others) were made to be
on this day same as his descent.
so if we need to celebrate eid miladunabii we need to
come forth with more clear dalil.
if it were a good thing (basing on what you said on abu
lahab) then I ask three questions,
1. did the prophet know of this good thing!?
if no then we cant consider it to be good as he didnt
know amongst good deeds
2. if yes he knew then did he order that it be done?
if he didnt order that a good deed be done then you
arw accusing him of leaving behind some of the
revelations
3. if you say he prescribed it to be done, then bring
your proof if you are truthful!?!?

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Wa iyyaki Munazza

The main point to understand here is that


Islam has given us two Eids, Eid ul Adha and
Eid ul Fitr and the word Eid itself means a
day of festivity that returns each year. It is
perfectly okay to celebrate joy and
accomplishments, however to fixate some
days and celebrate them each year is not.
The answer to your question can be found
here: http://islamqa.info/en/145427
Jazakillah Khair

munazza

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December 27, 2015 at 10:36 am


What about celebrating marriage anniversaries

Guru Nafilu Yunusa Garga

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December 27, 2015 at 11:29 am


Jazakillahu khairan, this article has conviced me and
cleared my doubts from shubuhaats by some that
birthdays can be celebrated, so those celebrating(what
they called) maulidun-nabiyyi should refrain from that

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December 27, 2015 at 11:49 am


Thank you so much for clearing the doubts and worries

of Muslims. But I have a very big worry I usually fast


on my birthday, and how do you see that action.

Fahad

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December 27, 2015 at 11:50 am


Well actually i stoped celebrating my birthday with a
logic made in my own head. I thought Hey why
celebrate a day that says another year of your life is
gone. Now i read this i feel good about my decetion.

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:43 pm


Alhumdulillah

Atul

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December 27, 2015 at 12:21 pm


Its sad people are engaged in worldly matters so badly
that they have lost the sense of right and wrong.
good article!!

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western more Islamic. Can y explain the term Mubah


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December 27, 2015 at 6:48 pm


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Wa alaikum Assalam,
Please keep in mind that this is not a
scholarly article or fatwa. This is simply a
reminder to stay away from the customs,
festivals and celebrations of the
non-Muslims, as was commanded by the
Prophet (sa) to stay distinct from them and
not imitate them.
Please see this: http://islamqa.info
/en/145427
Jazak Allah Khair.

Suleiman abdullahi

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December 27, 2015 at 2:31 pm


May ALLAH guide the entire muslims communities
and bless the Dr philip more.Iam Nigerian where the
celebration of birthday of our beloved
prophat(MUHAMMAD) became national anthen(it
public holiday) but i never involved in it becouse our
founding fathers(ff) was decieved by the colonial
masters(cm) as follow; =cm: we saw christians
celebrating the birthday of their prophat,what of you?

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December 27, 2015 at 6:10 pm

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Very true..May Allah give us understanding

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of Deen..
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raha

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December 27, 2015 at 3:14 pm


Mashaa Allah..One f d best article..very much
informative..jaxakallahu khairan kaseera.

Saif Khan

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December 27, 2015 at 4:46 pm


Well Then Dr. Bilal Philips how you would convey
Surah Ar-Rahman

Mustafa

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December 27, 2015 at 5:14 pm


As Salaamu Alaikum, very insightful. Where would
Mawlid or Milad fall in this concept Halal or Haram?

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:52 pm


Wa alaikum Assalam,

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December 27, 2015 at 5:16 pm


ASLAM O ALIKUM.

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Please give the reference of the ahadith given in the


article your way of conveying the message is very

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impressive.. Thnak you

Umm Salih

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December 27, 2015 at 6:09 pm


Wa alaikum Assalam Hina,
The references are given below the article
with their respective number.
Jazakillah Khair

khadijatulkubura

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December 27, 2015 at 7:30 pm


MashAllah,anytime i read anytin about my deen,i feel
blessed.Alhamdulillah!

Ahmed

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December 27, 2015 at 8:25 pm


So is celebrating a birthday haram?

Sani Haruna

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