Celebrating Valentine's Day

موضوع: Celebrating Valentine's Day السبت فبراير 13, 2010 9:13 pm

Celebrating Valentine's Day
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The
Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Jibreen concerning
celebrating this day

He was asked:
the celebration of the
so-called Feast of Love (Valentine’s Day) has become widespread among
our boys and girls. This (Valentine) is the name of a saint who i...s
venerated by the Christians, and this day is celebrated every year on
February 14.They exchange gifts and red roses, and they wear red
clothes. What is the ruling on celebrating this day, or exchanging gifts
on this day? May Allaah reward you with good.
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He
answered:
Firstly, it is not permissible to celebrate such innovated
festivals, because this is a newlyinvented innovation (bid’ah) which has
no basis in sharee’ah. So it is included in the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah
(may Allaah be pleased with her), who said that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever innovates something in
this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) which is not part of it, will have it
rejected” – i.e., it will be thrown back upon the one who innovated it.

Secondly,
this involves imitating and resembling the kuffaar in venerating that
which they venerate and respecting their festivals and holidays, and
imitating them in some of their religious practices. In the hadeeth it
says, “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.”

Thirdly, the
things that result from that, such as partying, idle play, singing,
music,
insolence, impertinence, unveiling, wanton display, mixing of
men and women, and the appearance of women before non-mahrams, etc., are
all things which are haraam, or are means which lead to immorality. So
it should not be justified as an excuse for relaxation and
entertainment, or claims that they will not overstep the mark, because
that is not right. The one who cares about himself should keep away from
sin and all that leads to it.

On this basis, it is not
permissible to sell these gifts and roses, if one knows that the
purchaser
will celebrate these holidays, give them as gifts or otherwise use them
to honour these days, so that the vendor will not be sharing in the
guilt of the one who does this innovated action. And Allaah knows best.

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