Is it permissible to benefit from a discount code offered by a bookstore for the New Year?
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There is no harm in benefiting from discounted prices on books and other permissible items during the occasion of the New Gregorian Year. This falls under the category of accepting gifts from non-Muslims on their holidays. Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah issued a permitting the acceptance of gifts from non-Muslims on their holidays.
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