Merry Christmas?

Bismillahir rahman nir rahim

 In the name of Allah , the most compassionate and merciful

   

    As festive season approaches, I can see there are many issues on Muslims wishing those who are celebrating "Merry Christmas" or attending parties held by friends on christmas (note: NOT CELEBRATING OR HOSTING A PARTY). One i had read from twitter is that a woman who wear a long veil (tudung labuh) was with her son at the mall and there were Santa Claus and christmas props there. When "Santa" offer the little boy candy, the woman immediately pull her son away and made a face. Then she said "Kami tak sambut krismas dik. Itu amalan kafir" I understood what she said was true but WHAT'S WITH THE ATTITUDE? I mean, someone has offered you candy. Food. Bukan rezeki ke tu? Kalau mmg taknak pun, smile and say "minta maaf ye dik, kami tak sambut krismas" . To me, this is what you call muslim extremist bcs you're being rude. Try to stop and think. FIKIR WEH FIKIR Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. akan buat camtu tak ? Would he, gracious as he is, do that to a person offering candy to his child? 

  Next, wishing Merry Christmas and attending a Christmas Party. Ada 2 hukum about this. One is Haram , and another Harus. Haram is bcs it's like you're condoning the fact that they are following the wrong faith and apparently egging them on. Harus is bcs Islam is about PEACE . We live in a multi-racial and multi-religious country. They wish us well for our celebration, we wish them well for their celebration. Islam requires Muslims t respect the faith of others. Even the Prophet himself allowed a Christian delegation to celebrate their religious celebration in the mosque. If invited to a party, you can either say yes or no. But if you do say yes, just be aware if there are activities that go against our religion. That too I'm sure isn't much of a problem bcs Malaysians already know the basics of Islam. No touching between men and women , must only consume Halal food and pray at certain times, 5 times a day. 

 But i have to state that HOLDING a christmas (or any non- muslim religious events) party is Haram. Yes HARAM

   Either option you choose, always be polite. Show the ways of our prophet, show the ways of Islam. Isn't that dakwah too? I'm a little affected by this controversy because I'm Muslim but my family celebrates Christmas. I know my limits and they know mine. The thing is, Christmas has become a secular holiday in Malaysia. But Allah knows best, and I'm still learning. Just my thoughts on this issue is all. Everyone keeps peace in their own way, either being polite to accept or decline. Only Allah knows yr niat and Allah is the greatest of all forgivers.

Assalamualaikum,