Celebrating the first day of the Bangla year

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Q: Celebrating pahela boishak the first day of Bangla year is halaal or not?

Bismillaah

A: In Islam we are strictly prohibited from emulating the kuffaar in their celebrations and ceremonies. Hence a Muslim should refrain from this.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

Tags: kuffaar

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