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?
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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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