Its Reality and Ruling

The religion of Islam is complete, so there is

absolutely no need for invented opinions,
innovated desires or man-made legislation. The
blessings and favours that have been given to us
by Islam are all-inclusive and so we do not have
any need for seasons and occasions to be invented
so that we may celebrate them.
Allaah Says (what means): “This day I have
perfected for you your religion and completed My
favour upon you and have approved for you Islam
as a religion.� [Quran 5: 3]
Our religion is supreme, it is the most perfect one.
It combines the good of this life and the Hereafter;
it addressed the soul and was not heedless of the
body; it gave preference to the Hereafter but did
not neglect our needs in this life. Allaah Says (what
means): “But seek, through that which Allaah
has given you, the home of the Hereafter.�
[Quran 28: 77]
Our religion is a moderate religion that is neither
negligent of any matter, nor does it exaggerate
any issue beyond its rightful status. There is no
monasticism in Islam, nor blind-materialism,
Allaah Says (what means): “Thus We have
made you a median (i.e. just) community that you
will be witnesses over the people and the
Messenger will be a witness over you.� [Quran
2: 143]
How is it that the believers can squander this
position, which Allaah granted them and become
humiliated while they still have the Quran and the
Sunnah to refer to? Why would we be pleased with
becoming mere followers after enjoying the
position of leadership ? How can we go astray and
become blind-imitators after being guides ? What
possesses a person to become a slave who carries
out orders, after being a master?
The answer to these questions lies in the saying of
the Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam as narrated
by Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri : “You will follow in
the footsteps of those who came before you hand-
span by hand-span and (the length of an) arm by
arm, such that even if they enter into the dwelling
place of a lizard you would still follow them.�
The Companions asked: “O Messenger of
Allaah, do you mean (by ‘those who came
before you’) the Jews and the Christians?�
He sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam replied: “Who
else ?� [Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]
So, once again, we have the army of disbelief
attacking us, propagating the celebration of a
holiday - and what a deceitful and treacherous
holiday it is! A holiday which they have given a
name other than its actual one in order to mislead
people, they gave it a noble name to deceive the
pure and the chaste. They called it the day of love,
while it is actually the day of immorality,
prostitution and drinking. They spread immorality
dressed in the garment of virtue and this is the
age-old method that Satan uses.
Allaah exposed this tactic in His Book when He
says regarding the deception of Satan of our father
Aadam and our mother Hawwaa’ (what
means): “And he swore (by Allaah) to them
both: ‘Indeed, I am to you from among the
sincere advisors’� [Quran 7: 21]
Beware of the deceiver who approaches you with
an advising tongue, for he knows that if he were to
openly state his intention, he would never attain
his objectives. Allaah Says (what means): “But
they plan, and Allaah plans. And Allaah is the best
of planners.� [Quran 8: 30]

The History of how Valentine Started ?

It is claimed that pagan Greece used to celebrate
on the fifteenth day of February every year which
coincided with a spring holiday. At that time
Christianity was new to the area. The emperor
Claudius II forbade marriage for his soldiers.
Valentine, a Christian priest challenged this
command and used to conduct secret marriage
sermons. He was soon discovered and was
sentenced to death. While in prison he fell in love
with the daughter of a prison guard, but this was a
secret since Christianity forbade priests to marry or
have romantic relations with women, but since he
remained steadfast on Christianity, the people
overlooked his crime of falling in love. The emperor
offered to forgive him and make him one of his
close companions and marry one of his daughters
to him, on the condition that he gave up
Christianity, but Valentine favoured Christianity
and was executed on the fourteenth of February,
270 CE - the night before the celebration of the
Greek spring holiday of the fifteenth of February.
Ever since then, it was called Priest Valentine’s
holiday. After the spread of Christianity throughout
Europe, February the fourteenth was re-named
‘Valentine’s Day’ in his memory because
(they claim) he sacrificed himself for Christianity
and fostered those in love.
That was the story behind this holiday.
Unfortunately many young men and women were
deceived by this, due to the weakness of their
faith, ignorance of Islam, heedlessness and the
lack of guidance by the Muslim scholars and
leaders. The ignorant youth were hoodwinked into
celebrating this holiday.
Among the manifestations of this holiday are the
giving of red roses, the wearing of red dresses, and
exchanging special greetings, cards and gifts. This
is a day where one is ‘supposed’ to
remember their wives or lovers. This holiday is so
ingrained in western culture that remembering this
day and celebrating it has become a sign of
‘true and sincere love’ and it is not
uncommon for one who forgets about this day to
be thought of as ‘insincere’ and
‘untrue’ in his or her love!
Every Muslim must know that this holiday was
invented by the disbelievers and it is therefore
unlawful to celebrate it according to the religion of
Islam. There is no difference of opinion among the
Muslim scholars regarding this.
In fact, even if this holiday was invented by the
Muslims it would still be unlawful to celebrate it.

Aaishah narrated that the Prophet sallallaahu

alaihi wa sallam said: “He who innovates
something in our matter (i.e. the religion of Islam),
will have it rejected.� [Al-Bukhaari & Muslim]

Anas Ibn Maalik narrated that when the Prophet

sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam came to Madeenah, he
sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam found people
celebrating a two-day memorial which dated back
to the time of Jaahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic era). He
sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam said: “Allaah Has
replaced these for you with two better days; the
day of Eedul-Adh-haa (sacrifice) and the day of
Eedul-Fitr (following Ramadhaan)." [Ahmad, An-
Nasaai & Abu Daawood)]
Shaykh Abu Hafs An-Nisfi went as far as to say:
‘He who offers an egg as a gift to a disbeliever
in glorification of their day of celebration becomes
a disbeliever’�.
Allaah warned us from following the disbelievers or
supporting them and commanded us to differ from
them. He Almighty Says (what means): “O you
who have believed! Take not those who have taken
your religion in ridicule and amusement among the
ones who were given the Scripture before you nor
the disbelievers as allies. And fear Allaah if you
should (truly) be believers.� [Quran: 5: 57]
The Prophet sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam said:
“He who resembles a group of people will be
with them (in the Hereafter).� [Ahmad and
others]
How can it be that a Muslim accepts for himself
and his family the celebration of an immoral
holiday innovated by disbelievers; Valentines Day,
the claimed celebration of love? How can he allow
his family to celebrate the holiday of a Christian
priest, Valentine, who was cursing Allaah day and
night by saying: “He is one of three, He had a
wife, He had begotten a son etc.� ?
Allaah is exalted far above what they attribute to
Him.
Allaah Says (what means): “And they say:
‘The Most Merciful (Allaah) has taken (for
Himself) a son. You have done an atrocious thing.
The heavens almost rupture therefrom and the
earth splits open and the mountains collapse in
devastation. That they attribute to the Most
Merciful a son. And it is not appropriate for the
Most Merciful that He should take a son. There is
no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes
to the Most Merciful as a servant. He has
enumerated them and counted them a (full)
counting. And all of them are coming to Him on the
Day of resurrection alone.� [Quran 19: 88-95]
Allaah Says (what means): “Be not deceived by
the (uninhibited) movement of the disbelievers
throughout the land, (It is but) a small enjoyment;
then their (final) refuge is Hell, and wretched is the
resting place!� [Quran 3: 196-197]
Do not be deceived by them and what they doing
because this life is a temporary one and it is
vanishing fast. Allaah Says (what means): “But
the Hereafter is better and more lasting� (Al-
A’laa: 17)
and also: “It will be, on the Day they see it, as
though they had not remained (in the world)
except for an afternoon or a morning thereof.�
[Quran 79: 46]
Beware of these holidays which have been
invented by the disbelievers and warn people
against them; be proud of your religion; be distinct
from the misguided; do not follow in their footsteps
or be affected by their ideas; ask Allaah to guide
you and keep you steadfast.
Do not allow the uncertain to fool you; dont allow
the disbelievers to misguide you; be proud of your
religion and your celebrations; preserve your
identity; and do not resemble or imitate the
disbelievers because it leads to destruction and
Hell.
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As-Salaam Walekum
Adil Khan