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Are muslims allowed to celebrate Birthdays, mothers day and fathers day?

· 28 Jumada I 1431 AH1 min readFatwa 18654English

Question

Are muslims allowed to celebrate Birthdays, mothers day and fathers day?

Answer

Answer

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

Muslims are not allowed to celebrate these occasions as this is the combination of numerous sins and are completely unlawful in the light of Shari῾a.

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And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum

Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā

Answered by
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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