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Is it permissible for a Muslim to swap holidays with a Christian on Christmas Day, and would a Muslim be sinful for doing so?

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It is not permissible to exchange working days with a Christian if that leads to him being free to celebrate his holiday, because it falls under cooperation in sin and aggression, which Allah has forbidden with His words: {And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.}

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