📘 ❞ Non Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling on participataing ❝ كتاب ــ محمد صالح المنجد

عن كتاب Non Muslim Religious Celebrations and Ruling on participataing:
The conflict between truth and falsehood is ongoing and will last as
long as this world remains. The fact that some groups among the
Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
are following the people of falsehood such as the Jews, Christians,
Zoroastrians, idol-worshippers and others, whilst a group is remaining
steadfast to the truth despite the pressures, is all part of the decreed
system of the universe. But this does not mean that we should give in
and follow the ways of those who are astray, because the one who
told us that this would inevitably happen also warned us against
following this path, and he commanded us to adhere firmly to Islam
no matter how many people deviate from it and no matter how strong
they become. He told us that the blessed one is the one who adheres
steadfastly to the truth no matter what the distractions, at a time when
the one who does righteous deeds will earn the reward of fifty men
whose deeds are like those of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased

with them) – as was reported in the hadeeth of Abu Tha’labah al-
Khushani (may Allaah be pleased with him).

Among the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) there will be people who deviated from the truth and went
towards falsehood, changing and altering things. Their punishment
will be that they will be kept away from the Hawd (Cistern) whilst
those who adhered to the Straight Path will come and drink from it.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“I will precede you to the Cistern, and men from among you will be
brought to me, and when I stretch forth my hand to them, they will be
pulled away. I will say, ‘O Lord! My followers!’ and it will be said:
‘You do not know what they innovated after you were gone.’”
According to another report: “I will say: ‘May he be doomed, the one
who changed (the religion) after I was gone.’”
One of the most obvious manifestations of this altering of Islam and
disdainfully treating the religion of Muhammad (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) is the way in which people follow the
enemies of Allaah – may He be exalted – in everything, major or
minor, in the name of development, progress and civilization, under
the banners of peaceful coexistence, human brotherhood, new world
order, globalization and other dazzling but deceitful slogans. The
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caring Muslim can spot this dangerous problem among the majority
of Muslims, except for those on whom Allaah has mercy, to such an
extent that they even follow them in their religious rituals and in their
most unique traditions and customs, such as the festivals which are
part of their belief systems. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meanings):
“and follow not their vain desires, diverging away from the truth that
has come to you. To each among you, We have prescribed a law and
a clear way” [al-Maa’idah 5:48]
“For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they
must follow” [al-Hajj 22:67] – which means, a festival which is for
them alone.
Many Muslims have been led astray by the dazzling attractions of the
enemies of Allaah, especially the Christians with their major festivals
such as the celebration of the birth of the Messiah (peace be upon
him) – i.e., Christmas – and the Christian New Year. They attend
Christian parties on these occasions in their (Christians’) countries,
and some of them have brought these things back to Muslim countries







The conflict between truth and falsehood is ongoing and will last as
long as this world remains. The fact that some groups among the
Ummah of Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
are following the people of falsehood.