By: Dr Muzammil H. Siddiq
Halloween is widely celebrated in the west, and it is based on European and Celtic pagan doctrines, which are celebrated on the evening of October 31 every year.
Halloween is the sign that symbolizes the start of ancient Druid’s New Year, which is derived from the ritual of worshipping dead spirits and devils—and holding a festival when the “dead” visit their home at that time. In short, the festival of Haloween is a celebration of worshipping the devil as well as the new year when the dead’s spirit visits their home. Since praise someone else than Allah comes under the circle of Shirk, it is a grave sin to celebrate for Muslims as this festival is all about praising the devil and praising those who worship the devil.
What does Quran say about celebrating Halloween?
Dr Muzamil Siddiqi further stated in his fatwa that Halloween is an old Pagan holiday about dead spirits and witches. After some time, Christians made an effort to Christianize it by calling this eve “t “All Saints “ay” Meanwhile, many Christians still call it a lousy holiday and irrelevant.
Whether Christians accept it or not but for Muslims, it is unacceptable to celebrate something which can cause Shirk. Every Muslim must educate fellow Muslims actively participating in it and tell them that they are indirectly committing the sin that Allah will never forgive. Source: theislamicinformation.com
Ask the Imam (Q&A) Accepting donations from non-Muslims
Question 92445:
Can Muslims accept donations from non-Muslims to use in Islamic Cause?
Supervised by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid
Answer:
Praise be to Allah.
Imaam al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) gave one of the chapters in his Saheeh the title of Baab qabool al-hadiyah min al-mushrikeen (Chapter on accepting gifts from the polytheists), under which heading he listed a number of a haadeeth indicating that this is permitted.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar commented: On this topic, Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ayyaad ibn Himar [RA] who said: I gave the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) a gift of a she-camel. He asked me, Have you become Muslim? I said, No. He said, I have been forbidden to accept the gifts of the mushrikeen. Then al-Haafiz (may Allaah have mercy on him) quoted some of the comments made by the scholars to reconcile the texts which indicate that such gifts should be refused with those which indicate that they should be accepted. (The scholars said that) gifts should be refused when the intention behind them is to win the Muslim over (by softening his heart towards them), and they should be accepted when by doing so there is the hope of befriending that person and opening his heart to Islam.
There is nothing wrong with accepting unsolicited gifts and donations from non-Muslims, and it is permissible to spend them on Islamic projects and in other ways.
But asking for donations from non-Muslims carries several risks, such as being humiliated in front of them or being controlled by them.
If there is no danger of such things happening, there is nothing wrong with asking. When he was still in Makkah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to ask for help for the sake of dawah, without any humiliation involved, from some of the mushrikeen, such as his uncle Abu Taalib and others. There is no humiliation involved in putting out charity boxes or circulating flyers giving account numbers for donations, and so on. And Allaah knows best. (Source: IslamQA)
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Question: 85349
Is reciting Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas at the beginning and end of the day – that is, in the t
wo Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib –recommended (mustahabb) and a Sunnah that was narrated from the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)?
Answer:
Summary of answer
It is recommended to recite Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib.
Yes, it is recommended to recite Surat al-Kafirun and Surat al-Ikhlas in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr and Maghrib. This is proven in the sahih Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) recited in the two Sunnah rak‘ahs of Fajr {Qul ya ayyuha’l-kafirun (Say, “O disbelievers)} [al-Kafirun 109] and {Qul huwa Allahu ahad (Say, He is Allah, [who is] One)} [al-Ikhlas 112].
“That is, in the first rak‘ah of each of them he would recite {Qul ya ayyuha’l-kafirun (Say, O disbelievers)} [al-Kafirun 109] and in the second {Qul huwa Allahu ahad (Say, He is Allah , [who is] One)} [al-Ikhlas 112].”
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