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Fatwa – Celebrating Valentines Day

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulihsan.com

Q: I used to celebrate Valentines Day and never knew about it not being permissible,will I have sinned?

A:

It was incorrect for you to have celebrated Valentines Day.Now that you have realised your mistake, seek forgiveness for the past and make a firm intention not to commit the same mistake in the future.
Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre
I concur with the answer:
Mufti Zubair Bayat
Ameer, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

This answer was collected from DarulIhsan.com. It’s the official website of Darul Ihsan, which is an Islamic organisation (PBO) based in Durban, South Africa.