Birthdays and Anniversaries
38 questions
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?
Is it permissible to hold a celebration with the intention of bringing joy to a child's heart, and not with the intention of celebrating their birthday, doing so a week or more before or after their birthdate, in opposition to the disbelievers and to avoid imitating them?
Is it permissible to celebrate personal birthdays and wedding occasions in an Islamic way, free from un-Islamic practices, knowing that these occasions are not attributed to any religion?
What is the ruling on celebrating birthdays and accepting invitations to them?
What is the ruling on celebrating children's birthdays?
What is the ruling on celebrating a person's birthday?
What is the ruling on holding celebrations for personal occasions such as a year passing since marriage, or a child walking, or losing a tooth, or crawling?
How do we respond to those who permit celebrating Christmas on the grounds that it is a custom and not an act of worship, and thus not considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the ruling on one who believes that celebrating birthdays is a matter of scholarly disagreement, and that people should not be overly strict about it, citing a fatwa from the Egyptian Dar al-Ifta?
Is it permissible for a married couple to celebrate their wedding anniversary privately by exchanging gifts, knowing that the wife might celebrate it with her family if the husband refuses?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to allow her four-year-old daughter to attend the birthday party of her non-Muslim friend?
What is the ruling on sports clubs holding celebrations for the 25th or 50th anniversary (Silver or Golden Jubilee)?
Is it permissible for a wife to dispose of money she saves with her husband's knowledge but without his explicit consent, or to take from his money without his knowledge, especially since part of his additional income is spent in her name and the names of her children, given his stinginess and refusal to purchase essential needs and gifts for her and their children?
Is it permissible to give gifts to one's mother or siblings on days other than the innovated holidays, such as Mother's Day or birthdays, in order to avoid disputes, while still emphasizing that these holidays are innovations?
What is the ruling on someone who composes a poem mentioning that God created two Eid festivals, and that the third is the birthday of a certain person, and then posts it on a public website? And what should the website do about that?
What is the ruling on celebrating wedding anniversaries, and what should a husband do to appease his wife after his refusal to celebrate their wedding anniversary?
Is it advisable to organize school events for elementary students that involve making gifts for mothers and distributing them before March 21st (known as Mother's Day), with the aim of drawing attention to the innovated nature of celebrating this day?
What is the ruling on a non-Muslim mother holding a birthday party for her Muslim son? And how can the son refuse that without offending his mother?
Is it valid to cite the story of Bilal as proof for the permissibility of celebrating birthdays, and is it sufficient for the common woman to rely on the opinion of the majority, or is it obligatory for her to follow one of the four madhhabs, and what about newly emerging issues?
What is the ruling on accepting a gift on the occasion of Christmas, and is it permissible to eat sweets made for this occasion, or to accept a gift bought for it, even if it is presented on another day?
Is it permissible to congratulate one's mother on her birthday if she is far from religious observance, knowing that celebrating this occasion is forbidden, and fearing her alienation?
What is the ruling on celebrating the fifth anniversary of the opening of a forum by holding competitions, chanting, and other activities?
What is the ruling on celebrating a wedding anniversary by decorating the house, bringing a cake, and presenting gifts?
Are Christmas celebrations not considered a Bid‘ah (innovation in religion), based on Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen’s definition of Bid‘ah as "when a person worships Allah the Almighty with something that Allah the Almighty has not legislated," given that there is no act of worship to Allah involved in them?