Are Birthday Celebrations Allowed, Can I Attend A Birthday Celebration? | Shaykh Abu Eesa | Faith IQ

This is an issue that has divided scholars. One opinion says these are not allowed and we only have two Eids that call for celebration. On the other hand a different opinion is presented to us which says the above ruling doesn't apply to non-religious events.
We should be flexible about the celebrations that are not related to religion. Birthday celebrations do not fall into religious matters. It is better to stay safe and avoid it entirely but if you or your kids are in an environment where you feel pressure it is permissible.
Shaykh Abu Eesa answers and explains...
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[@abdulazeem6693]

Thanks as a revert/convert i have always found this complicated

[@أَحْسَنُ.الْحَدِيْثْ]

As Salamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wabaraktahu idk whether u will read or not it's been long time ik😁😆 but I just wanna say that Allah has given u this precious blessing or I can say the besssst gift ever and that is guide you closer to him Ik it will be difficult to get closer to him people will judge , family might not like it ,u might feel low at times or sometimes u might feel low everyday but remember Allah loves you so u don't need anyone NO ONE please don't give up EVER and yes it is all worth it in the end that is Jannah the best ending and beginning of the real world 🤩😁😁😊 be happy but most importantly be content with everything allhumdullilah 😊

[@ozzieone16]

There is a clearly hadith where Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@ant-hw9os]

@@أَحْسَنُ.الْحَدِيْثْ wow I'm not a revert but I needed this too jazakAllahu khair

[@mylifemychoice3050]

Ma sha Allah you are so cool brother. May Allah grant you and all of us jannatul ferdaus 💕

[@omarquayum7316]

Aameen

[@Landon161.]

I Iove this man!

[@-adhkar]

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. *The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice (Eid Al Adha) and the day of the breaking of the fast (Eid Al Fitr).* The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “You will most certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, arm’s length by arm’s length, forearm’s length by forearm’s length, hand span by hand span, until even if they entered a hole of a mastigure (lizard) you will enter it too.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He said: “Who else?”

[@sumaiyafathimasb2726]

Jazakallahu khairat 😇

[@fatimasyeda9601]

Great way to tackle this

[@aaaa-pf4xf]

okay I have some questions and if somebody can answer them it would be great: 1-Is eating cake and getting gifts and celebrating with close ones like my mom , my dad, my siblings okay? 2- What happens if you have candles on your cake and you blow them? 3- What is the answer? are birthdays haram or not?

[@aaaa-pf4xf]

please answer if u know!

[@qurancollections6758]

1- yes, celebrating with close family is fine 2- Candles on a cake is not allowed. It is imitating the non beleivers when they blow out the candles to make a wish which is not allowed 3- its a tough question to answer, some scholars say no and some say yes. However as the saying goes “if in doubt, leave it alone”. If you see people celebrating at the displeasure of allah swt, like playing music, dancing, free mixing etc then stay away from it. Inshallah i was able to help you family.

[@bintehajera4704]

You will get an answer which is from the authentic source, that is nearest to book of Allah nd Hadis :- Search -assimalhakeem

[@faysalahmed9157]

@@bintehajera4704 Quran an Sunnah are silent about these celebrations. Personal Birthday celebrations would come under customary or worldly acts and rulling would depend the way you celebrate. If it's associated with sinful activities or unlawful immitiation of non-muslims like blowing candles and making wish then it is forbidden. But the celebration in it self does not have any proof from the Quran and Sunah to say it's prohibited. The hadith about the celebrations of 2 Eids only is referring to religious public celebration and not personal customary celebrations that we do as pointed out by other scholars because in personal celebration - there are many types celebrations such wedding/graduation/celebrations of unions of friends ...etc even religious personal celebration we do such as - birth of child and Completing Quran. However, I do believe it's somewhat dislik to celebrate your Birthday as you are getting closer to death. But to say it's prohibited requires clear proof from the Quran and Sunnah - which in this case is non-existent. Ibn Taymiyyah wrote: With regard to customs, they are things that people are used to doing in their worldly affairs. The basic principle concerning them is that they are not forbidden. Nothing of that is forbidden except what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden. That is because commands and prohibitions have to do with the religion of Allah, and acts of worship must necessarily be enjoined. If something is not proven to have been enjoined, then how can it be deemed an act of worship? With regard to customs, if there is no text to prove that a custom is forbidden, how can it be deemed to be forbidden? Source: Majmu‘ al-Fatawa 29/16-17

[@khalidbinwaleed5072]

The candles and singing are haram because it’s pagan magic and bacteria gets on the cake. But just have a cake and a small party is fine

[@arcanegamer1397]

Why would anyone celebrate when everyone closing to death every minute

[@FaithIQOfficial]

Different people have different reasons. Some celebrate for surviving a year of hardships or they celebrate achievements of that year. When there is difference of opinion available we need to respect that inshaAllah.

[@fatimasyeda9601]

Lol calm down.

[@arcanegamer1397]

@@fatimasyeda9601 my breath is my seconds. Angels are recording everything. When appointed time comes I'll die and the book of deed closed and sealed...

[@khalidbinwaleed5072]

Because we are grateful for living another year and if we are closer to death then we are closer to jennah

[@ozzieone16]

@@FaithIQOfficial What about the hadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@zeetrunks]

How do you view certain 'rituals' of birthdays such as cutting of cakes and blowing of candles, which historically have pagan origins? My stance on birthdays has been to maybe go out for a good dinner, but I avoid wishing, celebrating, and especially performing the rituals.

[@lifetimestriving5829]

We do not celebrate birthdays, our predecessors never made it a big thing, why must we? It also encourages Mawlid / b'idah. Furthermore, blowing candles and making wish, stems from paganism. Muslims shouldn't do these cult acts, and making wish isn't of islam. We should make dua instead, Inshaa Allah. Yes, we must be proud of Islam, our Fridays, our Eids. Or else we would slowly forget our Islamic roots and confuse the next generation nauthubillah. We need to be firm and straight. But also know how to have fun within halaal boundaries without losing our integrity.

[@ozzieone16]

There are clear hadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@RIPer-rg2cz]

Let me educate you. Applying mehendi was once a religious ritual among certain hindus in the far east. Now it's a part of Bangladeshi culture to apply it in weeding. Even the strictest scholars don't consider it haram. Plus, if we judge everything by the origins then poof poof goes your own culture entirely. You'll have absolutely nothing left to identify yourself as a native if your land unless your entire lands changes at the same time for the religion. Dumb argument at best.

[@checkmate5338]

@@lifetimestriving5829 Brothers, the shaykh in the video already discusses the issue

[@786CHARLES]

It's a pagan tradition and firoun was one of the person to celebrate it. we shouldn't follow the pagans

[@RIPer-rg2cz]

Oh boy, do I have an explanation for you. In the subcontinent, there's a tradition to make designs in the hands of the bride using henna in a certain pattern. It came straight from a worship tradition of hindus. Yet the strict scholars that bring up origins of certain things don't care about that. The days of the weeks are a form of veneration to the greek gods since it was a part of the worship. The letter T is a veneration to the Christian cross. If you judge everything by the origins, you'll have to resort to basically Arab traditions only. Otherwise, you can't live up to what you preach. Unless you decide to pick and choose. You have to apply the ruling regardless you like it or not. Not when you feel like it. Do some research on your own culture and you'll find many many things have pagan origins. If you wanna male birthdays haram then you'll have to live up to this opinion yourself. That means giving up a lot of things in your culture. Next time you're gonna use the origin card, make sure you have given up your culture cause your people probably weren't Muslims before so you're imitating pagans in a sense.

[@-adhkar]

@@RIPer-rg2cz Celebrating birthdays is an imitation of the kuffar. The hadith is clear: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice (Eid Al Adha) and the day of the breaking of the fast (Eid Al Fitr).

[@jackryder6732]

Brother in islam, may I correct you here Brother. Your teaching is wrong, birthday celebration was a Paganism belief, please do more research or watch one message foundation channel Brother Uthmans deep dive research with facts and proofs to say its forbidden celebration. May Allah guide you and all.

[@carlogianni1216]

Imagine telling a sheikh to research more and to tell him he's wrong. In that case 'jack' don't use a fake name it's unislamic. Don't use KZbin, as pagans and atheists use it

[@merrifieldgalos6248]

I think you are confusing people. Then lots of things need to be sacrifice from religion just to maintain haram ties. Did prof. Mohammad make family ties with his uncle Abu lahab! Did prof Mohammad celebrate his birthday every year or weekly? So if I am under pressure I can do haram things?

[@saliuabubakar689]

Don't mind them, they are preaching western-diluted Islam. We have lot of their types around here.

[@ozzieone16]

There are clear hadith where Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled By this hadith it proves repeated celebration such as birthdays are not permissible

[@merrifieldgalos6248]

@@ozzieone16 could you please give me the source of your hadith?

[@ozzieone16]

@@merrifieldgalos6248 Sunan Abi Dawud 1134

[@-adhkar]

@@merrifieldgalos6248 Narrated Anas ibn Malik: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast. Sunan Abi Dawud 1134 Grade: Sahih (Al-Albani)

[@ant-hw9os]

What about the fact that celebrating birthdays originated from a pagan tradition based on shirk? Genuinely asking

[@ozzieone16]

Also there are clear hadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@faysalahmed9157]

@@ozzieone16 The hadith you are referring is talking about "Public Holiday" and not "personal holiday", also it is is referred to religuous holiday. We have wedding, Aqeeqah, graduation ceremony celebration - which is nothing wrong with it.

[@ozzieone16]

@@faysalahmed9157 no it’s about all repeated celebration the hadith mentions people of Medina they wasn’t celebrating religious celebration yet Prophet Muhammad PBUH said it wasn’t permissible You are adding words to Prophet Muhammad PBUH he never mentioned public holidays and not personal celebration Prophet Muhammad said every celebration (Eid) is cancelled except the Two Eids Get your facts right Wedding isn’t a repeated celebration it is not an Eid it is a one celebration like Aqeeqah, graduation is are not repeated celebration you don’t do it every year unlike Anniversary & Birthdays The Arabic word "Eid" refers to something habitual, that returns and is repeated, thus stands literally for a recurrent event

[@faysalahmed9157]

@@ozzieone16 The second group of scholars say: "With regards to the statement [of the Prophet may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] that “Allah [The Exalted] has given you better than those (feasts): Eid al-Adha (Sacrificing) and the ‘Eid al-Fitr”, then “those feasts” were those with strict religious over tones: one a Christian holiday and the other a pagan one. In addition, the Prophet [may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him] mentioned that the Islamic holidays were two: ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha. But it is not understood from this that he [may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him] forbade people from gathering and celebrating [other non-religious occasions]. Even if a person considered [such gatherings] disliked there is no need for him to bother others by making things difficult that were not prohibited by the Qur’an, the Sunna, the consensus [of the scholars] and where no agreement was reached within the schools of Islamic law."

[@ozzieone16]

@@faysalahmed9157 Why is it difficult? People haven’t celebrated birthdays for years it’s only last 100 years where it became a thing I was referring to the Hadith to where the Prophet PBUH said to the people of Medina prohibited them to celebrate these two day festival (which is not religious celebration) The Prophet PBUH arrived in Medina during two days in which they were celebrating. The Prophet said, “What are these two days?” They said, “We would celebrate these two days in the time of ignorance.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah has replaced these two days with two better days: Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.” Also what does Eid mean? The Arabic word "Eid" refers to something habitual, that returns and is repeated, thus stands literally for a recurrent event Which Birthday is Prophet prohibited other Eids than the two Eids and Friday Jummah You claim about difficult is it difficult to not copy the west and for the sake of Allah not celebrate this

[@muhammadsharif7990]

If u follow the disbelievers, u r one of them. Birthday have pagan/religious connotation. Here it is: How did the celebration of birthdays start? While many cultures developed birthday celebrations separately, the Egyptians were the first ones to get the party started. When Egyptian pharaohs were crowned gods, they were “birthed.” That means the first birthday celebration wasn't marking the birth of a human, but rather the birth of a god.

[@carlogianni1216]

Disbelievers are using KZbin. Drinking coca cola, traveling.. Please stop following them brother Sharif.

[@muhammadsharif7990]

@carlo gianni not really because those r not cultural to a particular/specific type of people. Muslims(its a priviledge) are not supposed to follow pagans/misguided/disbelievers culture, rituals or their religion etc.

[@rahatahmed6188]

Why do you think women wear henna on their wedding days? Research it.

[@أَحْسَنُ.الْحَدِيْثْ]

True there is always more than halal and haram 😇

[@saniatamanna7763]

Yes

[@tanvir5816]

MashaAllah

[@suaiburrahmanpro8833]

So u are allow Urself to take the culture of disbeliever??

[@ImranAli-tm3rq]

Do only disbelievers have birthdays?

[@ni3467]

Soon we will hear its ok to celebrate christmas. Subha Allah. Allah has given us 2 eids make most of that. Even when you explain to the maktab kids properly they understand it. Just sit ur kids dwn explain nicly. Whats wrong with u older lot. If we youth understand once explained y u lot introducing spmthing new. Grow up n do ur job as older generation. Stop taking the easy n dountful way. Allah wont ask u why didnt u let your kids celebrate birthdays.

[@-adhkar]

SubhanAllah it reminds me of this hadith: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “You will most certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, arm’s length by arm’s length, forearm’s length by forearm’s length, hand span by hand span, until even if they entered a hole of a mastigure (lizard) you will enter it too.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He said: “Who else?”

[@ozzieone16]

What about the hadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@amirulhabesha]

daleel? proof?

[@ozzieone16]

@@amirulhabesha I just gave proof in Sunan Abu Dawood

[@ozzieone16]

@@amirulhabesha Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1134

[@amirulhabesha]

@@ozzieone16 When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice and the day of the breaking of the fast.

[@ozzieone16]

@@amirulhabesha two day which was festival Even scholars recognised as this the Hadith proves we shouldn’t do other festivals (Eid/Repeated Celebration) as when people of Medina did Prophet PBUH forbid them to continue and told about the two Eids Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina during two days in which they were celebrating. The Prophet said, “What are these two days?” They said, “We would celebrate these two days in the time of ignorance.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah has replaced these two days with two better days: Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.”

[@afsanaakter3945]

Where can i ask my questions??

[@FaithIQOfficial]

You can ask here! :)

[@komola007]

Is it ok to say good morning, good afternoon, have a good one?

[@halimasumayya9890]

@@FaithIQOfficial is it ok to wish someone as " Happy birthday" ???

[@tired1019]

@@FaithIQOfficial can people tell you happy birthday when it's ur birthday

[@ozzieone16]

@@halimasumayya9890 No Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood hadith I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@khalidbinwaleed5072]

No evidence from Quran and Hadith because if it’s haram well all non Muslim culture is haram such as you speaking English just no candles singing and wishing. Have a small party then it’s halal

[@saliuabubakar689]

That the companions and other pious predecessors did not celebrate it is evident enough. Citing English as an example in this kinda of situation is the dumbest reference I've ever heard, Language has nothing to do with religion, it's only a means of communication. The only significant trace of birthday in Islam is the hadeeth your sheikh quoted in the video, and with that, you should fast on your birthdays as the prophet did in his days. عليه الصلاة والسلام

[@ozzieone16]

What about the hadith that Prophet Muhammad PBUH says to the people of Medina in Sunan Abu Dawood I believe “We only have two Eids Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Adha and one weekly Eid Jummah all others Eids are cancelled” Eid means repeated celebration Birthday is an Eid which are cancelled

[@faysalahmed9157]

@@ozzieone16 With regards to the statement [of the Prophet may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] that “Allah [The Exalted] has given you better than those (feasts): Eid al-Adha (Sacrificing) and the ‘Eid al-Fitr”, then “those feasts” were those with strict religious over tones: one a Christian holiday and the other a pagan one. In addition, the Prophet [may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him] mentioned that the Islamic holidays were two: ‘Eid al-Fitr and ‘Eid al-Adha. But it is not understood from this that he [may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him] forbade people from gathering and celebrating [other non-religious occasions]. Even if a person considered [such gatherings] disliked there is no need for him to bother others by making things difficult that were not prohibited by the Qur’an, the Sunna, the consensus [of the scholars] and where no agreement was reached within the schools of Islamic law.

[@ozzieone16]

@@faysalahmed9157 Why is it difficult? People haven’t celebrated birthdays for years it’s only last 100 years where it became a thing I was referring to the Hadith to where the Prophet PBUH said to the people of Medina prohibited them to celebrate these two day festival (which is not religious celebration) The Prophet PBUH arrived in Medina during two days in which they were celebrating. The Prophet said, “What are these two days?” They said, “We would celebrate these two days in the time of ignorance.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah has replaced these two days with two better days: Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr.” Also what does Eid mean? The Arabic word "Eid" refers to something habitual, that returns and is repeated, thus stands literally for a recurrent event Which Birthday is Prophet prohibited other Eids than the two Eids and Friday Jummah You claim about difficult is it difficult to not copy the west and for the sake of Allah not celebrate this

[@faysalahmed9157]

@@ozzieone16 The max you can say it's dislike, or when it goes outside the boundaries of Islam it's unlawful, otherwise to claim that it's prohibited in of itself needs evidence from the sacred text. Remember we are taking about personal Birthdays and not prophet (saw)'s Birthday. The two are bot not the same, one is done as a customery naturure without seeking nearness of Allah/blessings and the other is done with intention of seeking blessings and nearness. Golden principle: In worldly or customary matters everything is lawful unless there is text to prove unlawful. When it comes to worship matters everything has to be specified.