Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Can i celebrate thanksgiving?

· 4 Safar 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31310English

Question

I was wondering if I can celebrate thanksgiving ? I live in America and I have seen Muslims celebrate it with making a big dinner and having turkey, etc. my family doesn't celebrate it and I wanted to do a big thanksgiving dinner this year for the first time. Am I allowed to ? Or shouldn't I? I also have another question. If a girls eyebrows are not appealing to her husband is she allowed to tweeze them then? Or Atleast trim them so they look less bushy or better. Eyebrows make a very big difference to a woman's face. Thank you Salam

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

1. Kindly refer to the following fatwa regarding the celebration of Thanksgiving:

http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/23096

2. In principle, it is impermissible for women to remove or shape their eyebrows. However, if the eyebrows are bushy with stray strands, then it is permissible to neaten the eyebrows by removing the stray strands.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Fahad Abdul Wahab

Student Darul Iftaa

USA

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

www.Daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةَ وَالْوَاشِمَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةَ وَالْوَاشِرَةَ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِرَةَ وَالنَّامِصَةَ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةَ النَّامِصَةُ الَّتِي تَنْتِفُ الشَّعْرَ مِنْ الْوَجْهِ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةُ الَّتِي يُفْعَلُ بِهَا ذَلِكَ

(قَوْلُهُ وَالنَّامِصَةُ إلَخْ) ذَكَرَهُ فِي الِاخْتِيَارِ أَيْضًا وَفِي الْمُغْرِبِ.

النَّمْصُ: نَتْفُ الشَّعْرِ وَمِنْهُ الْمِنْمَاصُ الْمِنْقَاشُ اهـ وَلَعَلَّهُ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى مَا إذَا فَعَلَتْهُ لِتَتَزَيَّنَ لِلْأَجَانِبِ، وَإِلَّا فَلَوْ كَانَ فِي وَجْهِهَا شَعْرٌ يَنْفِرُ زَوْجُهَا عَنْهَا بِسَبَبِهِ، فَفِي تَحْرِيمِ إزَالَتِهِ بُعْدٌ، لِأَنَّ الزِّينَةَ لِلنِّسَاءِ مَطْلُوبَةٌ لِلتَّحْسِينِ، إلَّا أَنْ يُحْمَلَ عَلَى مَا لَا ضَرُورَةَ إلَيْهِ لِمَا فِي نَتْفِهِ بِالْمِنْمَاصِ مِنْ الْإِيذَاءِ وفي تبيين المحارم إزالة الشعر من الوجه حرام إلا إذا نبت للمرأة لحية أو شوارب فلا تحرم إزالته بل تستحب اهـ، وفي التتارخانية عن المضمرات: ولا بأس بأخذ الحاجبين وشعر وجهه ما لم يشبه المخنث اهـ ومثله في المجتبى تأمل

(رد المحتار على الدر المختار، ج٦ ص٣٧٣ ايج ايم سعيد)

أحسن الفتاوى، ج٨ ص٧٦ ايج ايم سعيد

Answered by
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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