What is the ruling on celebrating birthdays without imitating disbelievers, exchanging gifts, or using balloons, and is it permissible to prepare a cake for one's husband solely for the purpose of bringing joy to him?
According to the view that birthdays are impermissible, what has been mentioned does not change the ruling in any way. You can refer to Fatwas no. 148088 and no. 112134.
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