Monday, October 31, 2011

Is it permissible to celebrate Halloween in Islam?

Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger (SAW) said: "You will indeed follow the ways of those before you, hand span by hand span, and an arms length after another. Even if they enter into a lizards hole, you will follow them. We asked, is it the Jews and the Christians? He (SAW) replied, Who else!" [Bukhari]

At-Tirmidhi narrated that Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: "He is not one of us who imitates other than us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians."

At-Tabarani and Abu Dawud narrated that Ibn Umar and Hudhayfah (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW) said: "Whoever imitates a people, he is one of them."

Al-Bayhaqi reported in his Sunan that Anas Bin Maalik (RA) said: "When the Prophet (SAW) came to Medina, the people had two holidays from the days of Jahiliyyah."

He (SAW) said: "When I came to you, you had two days which you used to celebrate in Jahiliyyah. Allah has replaced them for you with better days, the days of slaughter (Adhaa) and the day of fitr."


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