Find authentic Islamic Answers from over 69,000 questions. You can narrow down your search from Hanafi, Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali schools of law. This answer was collected from TheMufti.com, which is a fatwa portal managed by Mufti Ismaeel Bassa from South Africa.
Q. What is the Islamic ruling on celebrating Halloween? A. The celebration of Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings, donning costumes and eating sweet treats…. read more »
Respected Mufti Saheb Assalamualaykum ww I pray Mufti saheb is in the best of health and imaan. I’ve always understood that celebrating birthdays is not allowed in islam. Someone mentioned to me that in Fatawa Rasheediyah, a question was asked regarding feeding on the childs birthday. the answer given was that it is allowed. A… read more »
Q. Is there any difference in celebrating a Birthday on any other day besides the actual day of a birthday in Islam? A part of my father’s side of the family do not fully practice Islam but my father is a fully practicing Muslim. My father’s side of the family celebrated a Birthday on the… read more »
Question: I wanted to know the history of Eid ul Fitr? Answer: It is evident from the traditions recorded by Imam Bukhari that when the Prophet (S.A) entered Madina and saw the Jews fasting on the day of Ashura due to the fact that Allah had given deliverance to Moosa (A.S) on this day, he… read more »
Question: Can a person use fireworks to celebrate the night of Eid? Answer: Many great scholars have spoken against the use of fireworks to celebrate the night of Eid. There is no Islamic teaching that tells us that we must celebrate the night of Eid. The only type of celebration of the Eid night which… read more »
QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, Is it permissible to celebrate Valentine’s Day, if not why? ANSWER: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, It is not permissible for Muslims to celebrate Valentine’s Day since it is a non-Muslim celebration which originated from the Roman pagans and Christians. Much has been written about the history of Valentine’s Day, but the… read more »
As Salaamu Alaikum QUESTION: I need clarification on two matters, a question has arise about tazeem and what are the opinions on this practice. Also the ‘Fatiha ‘ that is practiced at functions (prayers, reading etc) I believe it is done over food. Someone said the Fatiha was done at the death of the son… read more »
Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar brings with it, the entrance of the Islamic New Year. The month itself is a very blessed and sacred month which brings a tremendous amount of rewards to those who engage themselves in acts of worship. With the entrance of the month of Muharram, Muslims… read more »
Asalamu alaykum. Is it permissible for someone to visit a friend on divali day even though they are not partaking in the events of that day? And if it is not permissible can I ask why? Wa Alaikum Assalaam, الجواب و بالله التوفيق The entire Divali Celebration and all that is connected to it… read more »
Recently an e-mail came to our attention which spoke about a Fatwa that was issued by the Darul Uloom. The sender of the e-mail did not really seek an answer or clarification on what was written on the Darul Uloom Fatwa, but seeing that the brother seemed to have a problem in understanding the contents,… read more »