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Celebrating the Prophet’s (ﷺ) Birthday Opposes Him, His Companions and the Salaf Entirely

Written by Taymiyyah Duffy on September 10, 2023. Posted in Cards, Modern-Day Scholars, Society & Culture, Western Culture, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz. No Comments on Celebrating the Prophet’s (ﷺ) Birthday Opposes Him, His Companions and the Salaf Entirely

Celebrating Birthdays Is an Ignorant Imitation of the Disbelievers

Written by Taymiyyah Duffy on September 7, 2023. Posted in Cards, Modern-Day Scholars, Society & Culture, Western Culture, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz. No Comments on Celebrating Birthdays Is an Ignorant Imitation of the Disbelievers

The Sayings of the Scholars Regarding Celebrating Birthdays

Written by Zakee Duffy on July 18, 2023. Posted in Articles, Authors, Celebrations in Islām, Modern-Day Scholars, Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʿUthaymīn, The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fatāwá, Worship, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz. No Comments on The Sayings of the Scholars Regarding Celebrating Birthdays

[Q]: My son currently resides with his mother who throws him a birthday party annually. This consists of food and [cake with] candles whose number matches his age where each candle represents a year. The child blows them out and the party begins. What is the ruling of this from a legislative standpoint? [A]: It is impermissible to throw a birthday party for anyone. As it has been confirmed that the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “Whoever innovates in this affair [religion] that which is not from it shall have it rejected.”1 Also, it represents a means of imitating the disbelievers in their...