Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Can Muslim businessmen decorate their shops with christmas trees, santa clause for business?

Published as Decorating One’s Business for Christmas

· 19 Jumada I 1443 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can Muslim businessmen decorate their shops with christmas trees, santa clause for business?

Answer

By decorating ones shop/business with christmas features (christmas trees, santa clause etc.), one will be adopting the salient features of Christianity. In doing so, there is a great fear of one losing his/her Imaan as Islam is averse to the beliefs and salient features of Christianity.

It is not permissible to decorate ones shop/business with christmas trees, santa clause etc. even for business purposes.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

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Source: Jamiatul Ulama KZN — https://jamiat.org.za/decorating-ones-business-for-christmas/
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