The Ayah of Test (اختبار) for the Believer - Sūrah 3. Āl ‘Imrân Ayah 31
قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
31. Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to mankind): “If you (really) love Allâh then follow me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the Qur’ân and the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
al-Hilâlî & Muhsin Khân Translation , The Noble Qur'ân, Sūrah 3. Āl ‘Imrân verse 31
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Beneficial articles to read:
A few extract:
The Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم) said, “You will surely follow the ways of those who came
before you, handspan by handspan, cubit-length by cubit-length such if one of
them entered into a lizards hole , you too will enter it.”They asked the
Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ), Do you mean the Jews and Christians?” He replied, “Who else?”
(Bukhârî and Muslim)
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Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr (رَضِيِ اللهُ عَنْهُمأَ) said, “Whoever settles in the lands of the non-Muslims, then he celebrates their
festivals of Nayrūz and Mihrajān (or any other festival), he imitates them and
then he dies whilst in that state, he will be gathered with them on the Day of
Resurrection.”
(Sunan Al-Kubrā of Al-Bayhaqī, 9/234, Ibn Taymiyyah stated that its chain of narration is authentic in Iqtidā As-Sirāt Al-Mustaqîm, 1/457)
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The Permanent Committee of Scholars
(Al-Lajnah Ad-Dā’imah) which had at its head, Imām
Abdul-‘Azeez bin Bāz (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) stated, “It is not permitted for the Muslim to
eat that which was prepared by the Jews and Christians or idol-worshippers
specifically for their days of festivities. And it is not permitted for the
Muslims to accept a gift from them in celebration of those festivities because
that contains honouring and cooperating with them in making apparent their
religious symbols and furthering and promoting their innovations and partaking
in the happiness of their festivals. And this may ultimately lead to taking on
their festivals as our own festival.
Fatwa no. 2882, (22/398-399)
https://abukhadeejah.com/christmas-celebrations-imitating-the-unbelievers-preserving-islamic-identity/
https://abukhadeejah.com/the-pagan-roots-of-christmas-and-how-a-muslim-should-behave-during-this-season/
https://abukhadeejah.com/accepting-gifts-at-christmas-new-year-and-other-festivals-from-ibn-taymiyyah-ibn-uthaimeen-ibn-baz/
PDF’s:
https://abukhadeejah.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Christmas-Festival-Imitating-the-Unbelievers-and-Preserving-the-Islamic-Identity.pdf
https://abukhadeejah.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Christmas-booklets-2019-second-edition.pdf
