celebrating birthdays in islam - Mufti Menk

[@sabrinaa419]

I’ve been to many kids birthday parties (nieces & nephews) What I started to notice is that throwing big birthday party for children is actually influencing them in a negative way. Children start to become prideful and entitled...less humble. It’s no longer an “act of kindness” for them, it becomes an expectation. They expect it every year, and if they don’t get it they become angry with you. When I have a child of my own, (inshaAllah) I will never make this mistake. Allah knows best.

[@Maddyabu]

Alhamthulillah Insha allah had child now

[@Jibjabs905]

Inshallah may allah give you a child

[@meinkagazorqalam]

In my family we combine bdays according to months. Like kids born in november will celebrate all together and everyyy single kid will recieve gifts...but still since i have heard that we cant celebrate...i am wondering how to stop going to the family gathering

[@TonyMontana-zl8pz]

Most kids nowadays are spoit, back in the day you'd have a birthday here n there maybe a cake some sweets, after about 8-9 years old would be embarrassing to celebrate as a boy, would deserve a slap for speaking of it

[@ghtb4475]

@@TonyMontana-zl8pzTruth. Nowadays, kids are spoiled.

[@Unleashed_bot]

Always amazed 😮 May Allah grant you Jannah 🤲

[@YourAbundance]

What does it says in quran regarding birthdays? Also in islam it’s advised to gift each other gifts to bring joy and happiness. Dnt need to have a cake or etc but a spend good time with family is always nice .

[@denisbathmann]

yeah but its not about one certain day. the same goes with christmas or valentines day or any other. why should these days, especially these days, be so important that you must show your affaction or love or how ever you wanna call it to the people instead of doing it the whole year through? And thats where the devil shows its real face. do only things if they benefit you and if you have to do them, do them on times where you can hide your intentions behind a curtain. be in your own confort zone instead of getting out of it. its easier to be once a year in a position to do something and the rest of the year you can stagnate or just stay lazy. Allah always wants you to strive for more and be all day, everyday awake and hopeful to learn new things, give love and be grateful instead of once a year.

[@muntahafatimi9528]

Give gifts on eids instead of birthdays.

[@AnasMian-i6o]

But not spend a day in the way of next non Muslim

[@CringyMaglevTrain]

​@@denisbathmannoh but my birthday is in 2 days, can I celebrate with my family only? We always like to cook or order food for birthdays and then eat cake and finally open presents, is that okay?

[@kunjumoideenkaderkunju9214]

My family dosn't even celabrate birthdays

[@sallyannmariafernandes9065]

A.a what about to wish someone happy Birthday is it right in Islam

[@thevoiceofschizophrenia7092]

I do not belong to any religious group, but I know from historical facts that the celebration of birthdays is derived from pagan customs and that the prophets never asked us to celebrate our birthday or the birthday of the prophets, so I do not understand why some Muslims celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad and I do not understand why they celebrate Some Christians celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Jesus, and call it Merry Chismas, the story of St. Nicholas, etc. It is an issue of conscience and a question of interpretation of human customs, but it should be considered whether pagan human customs can be confused with religion

[@RandPersonn]

I am not also a religious person but it is a fallacy that one must not celebrate birthday because it originated, originally came from some pagans. That would be fallacy of origins or argument from virtue, which is baseless. This is like saying having marriage rings is not moral because rings women wear originally signified how women were being in schakles or were deprived of their freedom, so, any woman who wears ring is a sexist, anti woman freedom. That argument would be fallacious since no woman on earth who wears marriage ring wears it to signify sexism or none considers it to be a form of misogyny became the purpose is to signify that they are married, not to symbolize that they are anti freedom. Similarly, yes, birthdays might have originated from some pagan tribes but none who celebrates birthday today does to with the intention, aim or meaning of promoting paganism or doing it just because it originated from pagans. They do it to celebrate the day on which people pass one more age and have fun with friends etc on this day. So, whether birthday celebrations originated from Pagans, Hindus, Christians, fire worshippers, the origin of the festival etc is irrelevant, the only relevance is how and why people celebrate birthdays today, which is to signify the occasion when people age one more year, not to signify its pagan origins, so, the purpose of celebration is important

[@thevoiceofschizophrenia7092]

@@RandPersonn Good morning, regarding the subject of birthday celebrations, I personally don't like and don't want to celebrate them, I find ordinary spontaneous and not obligatory family and close friends meetings much more pleasant than occasional and birthday parties, because the one who celebrates his birthday is usually in the center of attention like "the navel of the world", and the whole family sings "happy birthday", and the atmosphere at home is like a "circus",,, theater,But it's not the fault of family and friends that they follow these old patterns as if they don't know a good way to celebrate this day themselves

[@aaravshajahanshaikh]

May Allah Swt bless you and forgive your sins and Guide you to Hidyat Ameen Summa Ameen

[@IslamicHadithBayan]

Lack of knowledge

[@IslamicHadithBayan]

Maybe they didn’t get proper knowledge

[@AstrobumTV]

Be that cool kid like me. I never celebrate birthdays. Not even my own. I don't even eat cakes. It's fattening and I'm into muscle building.

[@hubabkhalid4820]

What i dont understand is that we are not celebrating birthday as a religious activity instead as dunya like travelling in air plane or using cell phones which wasnt discovered during Prophet Muhammads time and so we use these things as part of dunya and not religion. So if we cut a cake without blowing candles and without the believe that we have to blow and make a wish and just a small gathering amongst family members is it still not allowed? If so then why?

[@LostInTheMysteriousWorld]

Why do you even have to do that?

[@mohammadfarooqi6255]

​@@LostInTheMysteriousWorldFor celebration and festivity

[@NamekSaiyan]

To imitate the kafirs and “fit in” obviously… must eat birthday cake as it is not peasant food we are rich look!!!

[@za1crimson141]

Birthdays are a day of celebration just like eid. Eid is from islam and birthdays aren't. Simple as that.

[@NamekSaiyan]

@@za1crimson141 ok Halloween is just a celebration so we should celebrate that too ? Birthdays are in fact pagan celebration from ancient Egypt to celebrate the birth of their gods

[@sj-237]

Prophet (S) did acknowledge his own birthday. He even used to fast on Mondays because he was born on a Monday (Google for reference). Maybe not a huge party like the Western culture taught us, but a simple family get together shouldn't be an issue.

[@nadalnoodal]

by fasting he is remembering Allah SWT so its not a celebration

[@sj-237]

@@nadalnoodal That's what I said. It's an acknowledgement and gratitude, not a celebratory party.

[@asapsheepfaa6538]

@@sj-237he use to fast every Monday and Thursday not just Mondays and he also fasted every middle 3 days of the month has nothing to do with birthday

[@ksneaky]

@@asapsheepfaa6538he used to fast on Monday’s because that was the day he was born so it is in relation to his birthday

[@crongo4284]

​​@@ksneakyDay he was born, day he was given revelation and day he will die. He did not fast on the date of his birthday, but the DAY, Monday. And another hadith he fasts every monday and Thursday because those are the days our days are presented to Allah. This is a matter of piety and not celebration. Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not fast or celebrate on his birthdate, as some people claim.

[@somalilegend3864]

What about presents for children is that forbidden too?

[@noorunnaseeb]

Is it permissible to have cake as form of dessert (not blowing candles nor singing birthday song ) just having a cake a dinner and some gifts will that be okay to celebrate??

[@ibrahim_-_-_]

i don’t think so

[@Vivoz389]

Do you have cake everyday then it’s fine but if it’s for birthday then not allowed

[@shadmanahmedalhossain4396]

You can do that on any day; it doesn't have to be birthday. Like if you never knew about something called birthday, you wouldn't worry about celebrating, or throwing a party(big or small), etc. on this particular day, instead whenever convenient or possible or needed.

[@fareehaamin6589]

Its the intention behind that matters. If your intention is to celebrate the birthday then it may still be wrong. But doing a birthday with the candles, chanting (people singing birthday song), and state of meditation and wish (where u stare at the candle in that moment and making a wish and blowing it).. it is awful similar to demonic enchanting ceremony and may give harmful spirits around you power to harm you.

[@MalakSEYAKH]

asslam alaiykoum, i have a question, If we celebrate the day of our birth by thanking Allah and worshiping Him for allowing us to live until this point and to be a Muslim, while also recognizing the accomplishments we have achieved during the past year, it can be a meaningful occasion. We can take this opportunity to make prayers or invocations, expressing gratitude for another year of life and for the blessings we have received. This can be done without blowing out candles, wishing a happy birthday, or engaging in any activities that are not in line with Islamic teachings.

[@aarkyyd]

Wa alaikumussalam. That wasn't a question. That is a statement. Either way, do that everyday, not on birthdays.

[@MalakSEYAKH]

@@aarkyyd thank you for your answer... but sorry this doesn't respond to my question, i think i wasn't that clear. I'm really sorry to insist on that but i really wonder if we celebrate our birthdays that way, the way i described before, is it haram?

[@ebrusalih1155]

Masallah ❤❤❤

[@sabatyagi4153]

I have a question regarding this..why is it prohibited? If somebody cut the cake or make a special dish to celebrate it ..is it bad?? I m not talking about throwing a party

[@islamicmindset]

It is not about what we think as good or bad, sister. It is about following the rules. Allah knows the best. May Allah give us wisdom!

[@nusrat9908]

The origin is from pagans as Mufti menk said and we should not imitate disbelievers. We don't have these birthday celebration in Islam.

[@kaabax9074]

It becomes like an act of worship if done at regular intervals… And this worship leads to Shirk….. Jazakallah Khair Bilal…

[@bilal0824]

@@kaabax9074 that would be shirk. Correct ?

[@hubabkhalid4820]

@@nusrat9908then why do we imitate western non muslims and speak english that should also be prohibited

[@yoshikawaharumi4507]

Is it okay to just have a small gathering among close ones? it's just my parents, my cousin having pulao or biriyani together.I don't cut birthday cakes or something but some of my relatives give me gifts regardless i invite them to the small gathering or not.

[@hawaaabbas6351]

Someone asked me if there is any Hadith or Aya stating the prohibition of birthdays

[@zackpara6588]

There is a hadith that the prophet Muhammad pbuh said ; whoever imitates the unbeliever is one of them.

[@amadou3075]

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[@Vortex.08]

@@zackpara6588that hadith applies for religious reasons. If the birthday is not celebrated for paganism or shirk its not going against Allah SWT

[@antiGravity74]

⁠@@Vortex.08 So if we celebrate Christmas but not because of Jesus than by your logic it doesn’t go against god yes?

[@Vortex.08]

@@antiGravity74 That doesn’t make sense, because christmas is quite literally purposed for the celebration of another religion

[@fun.animal_clips]

What about all Muslims around the world celebrating mawlid Al nabawi (birthday of the prophet)??

[@TimelessHaven]

It is a bidaah

[@lexismobile1034]

​@@TimelessHaven Yeah it is a bidah, it was never a 'thing' before especially the times of the companions

[@flowersofjannah450]

Assalamulaikum sir , independence day and republic day we can celebrate yes or not 😢

[@Aone9e]

except for Eid, nothing else holds any significance in islam

[@mohammadfarooqi6255]

You mean annual celebrations or one time celebrations?

[@dmvbangla4174]

Yes Allah knows best… However Shaikh failed to bring one verse from the Quran relating birthdays celebrations…

[@YourAbundance]

Ok how About wedding rings? Its originated 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt and greeks and romans ???

[@icemanbrfc]

its all a form of Bida"ah, yet those who shout Bida"a this and that, are the same people who do things that isnt part of Quran and Sunnah.

[@MusaKoroma-np6qb]

good

[@bikerbois278]

I just get a small cake and money from my parents but no decorations or anything is that fine

[@Muslim.mode.]

based on this video, should be avoided

[@abdulkapoorr]

No

[@AnasMian-i6o]

U can't do this on a selected day and not give the name of birthday u can do a party normally do not blow 🌬️ the candels because its belong to pagans

[@Shutup-xv5wy]

Even I don't know what is my actual dob 😅. No chance of going there

[@giganticbusiness1702]

Is wishing someone or myself happy birthday also prohibited? Wishing them not celebrating or throwing a party

[@Illfindyou2096]

Nooo it’s not haram to wish someone a happy birthday don’t be brainwashed ofc it’s not a sin don’t be fooled

[@_moonette__]

​@@Illfindyou2096you dont answer with what you think

[@_moonette__]

Yes it's haram it's like saying happy christmas allah u ahlem

[@Illfindyou2096]

@@_moonette__ no it’s not haram to say happy birthday who told you that. You don’t say happy Christmas cuz that’s a religious thing a birthday is not a religious thing get that into your head. It’s not haram or Halal doing birthdays it depends how you do it it’s not halal or haram. If you do like a big party then it’s haram but if it’s just simple without music then it’s fine. There is no evidence that it’s haram or halal you do what you think. I will feel bad for you kids cuz they will know that you don’t care for them if you don’t say it so definitely it’s not haram to wish someone a happy birthday and make dua for them

[@_moonette__]

@@Illfindyou2096 You didn't listen to the video, did you? We can't say happy birthday, like our prophet Muhammad sws was not celebrating birthday. You don't say it's haram or halal because you think it is. My kids would be more than happy without any birthday dont worry about that. You shouldn't not talk like that if you are a muslim.

[@aquibjaved6379]

👍👍

[@Scipio-yt7ev]

Mawlid is literally an Islamic festival that celebrates Muhammad's birthday.

[@alifaahmed1636]

Celebrating mawlid is an innovation akhi

[@pakkarim]

It was started by the Roman; google it.

[@AnimeAura3]

It is a bid'ah to celebrate mawlid, ignorant.

[@lexismobile1034]

​@@alifaahmed1636 Yup 👍🏻 May Allah guide us all

[@mirhadi7014]

​@@alifaahmed1636it's not an Islamic festival. It's an innovation

[@flowerbomb3815]

Every birthday I thank Allah for blessing me and bringing me to this earth to worship Allah. There is no hadeeth nor any Aya in the quraan says it is haram to be happy or celebrate as long as I not doing haram but islam doesn’t say anything about giving or accepting gifts is haram. Profit Mohammad used to celebrate and acknowledge his birthday why you are making every happy moment haram

[@_itsnor_1603]

But it's not Haram neither is it a bidah because it's not charging the religion. It's simply a cultural practice. If blowing candles is related to some old forgotten pagan practice than ok we'll not do that. Again doing something is halal until it's clear that's it's Haram by some reference from the Hadith or Quran.

[@Daizydeee]

I live in denmark, one of the coldest countries in winther. We have no history of hibernating 😂 Havent heard of sweden or norway doing it either. But lotta birthday traditions come from pagan religions and satanists fav celebration is birthday

[@HaamRadio54]

There is no prohibition in the quran. But there is a hadith about how the jews worship their rabbi's because they allow them to decide what is permissible and impermissible outside of what is in their book.

[@mohamedzeeshanshabuddin6859]

No ur wrong ... it's not a teaching it's jus a small celebration nothin in the quran says not to celebrate birthday ...

[@NamekSaiyan]

Why are you in denial…

[@za1crimson141]

Birthdays is a celebration day, just like eid. Eid is from islam and birthdays are not. It doesnt have to be directly stated in the quran to be haram.

[@ОдилжонТусматов-п7х]

Once we're watching the cartoon Omar and Hannah with my children, and the wife with her daughter made a cake for their dad, said happy birthday to him...... So this cartoon made by muslims isn't it?

[@Qaisersharif-lv1bb]

Placestaceusquarnandislamicknowledge

[@qqq2001pk]

Just pray cut cake thanks Allah Eat and enjoy

[@arish8598]

preaching in english is also a british culture.

[@moustaphafouade5105]

Allah told you nothing about birthday Mr mufti

[@aaqiladnan3602]

Broo follow prophet pbuh he never celebrate or said to celebrate birthday and anniversary.. it's forbidden who follow this kind of things which disbelievers doo this tho gs

[@Salafi_AhleHadees]

​@@aaqiladnan3602 absolutely 💯

[@sj-237]

​@@aaqiladnan3602Actually, Prophet (S) did acknowledge his own birthday. He even used to fast on Mondays because he was born on a Monday (Google for reference). Maybe not a huge party like the Western culture taught us, but a simple family get together shouldn't be an issue.

[@amazingsuperu698]

​@@sj-237 thanks info that's what I was wondering

[@mohdsaifuddin6346]

In Islam everything is permissible unless it is stated haram in Qur'an or Hadith.

[@blueqweenbilkhyun6907]

I realized 😊🌹the truth now .it is not that big deal .we can change the candel to a candy 🍬 or something like chocolate 🍫 volcano 🌋 😋 could you imagine that .it was just an idea .🤗

[@nusrat9908]

I think it's who started this... Do we have this birthday celebrations from Islam? No.. So it's not from Islam and its origin is from disbelievers. So why cannot we leave it. Secondly we can have many other celebrations other than this. It's not only candles but I think also having idea that they are not dead but alive which is connected to birthday.

[@thenationofghazis]

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ

[@earthsad-b8k]

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[@nuh7963]

(Joke) do it on your birthday according to hijra calendar 😂

[@waleedarif6740]

I don't think birthday parties are that interesting anyway. Money and time just gets waisted.

[@SaraMk-o8q]

Even a baby gender reveal party is haram.

[@hfwilmot]

Sheik Yasir Qadhi has a more nuanced view on this issue. Mufti Menk presents only one point of view the Salafi point of view who has a basis but there are different opinions which take into account more in depth scholarship. In the multi religious and multicultural world of today it would be much more appropriate to review this absolutist approach to festivals other than the two Eid’s kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHeulIebgbiLptU

[@theblahblahgames816]

Yasir Qadhi is such a terrible source of information

[@Muslim.mode.]

@@theblahblahgames816 agree, like for music, Yasir said its permissable despite the prophet (swt) according to bukhari saying people will make musical intruments lawfull towards the end of time

[@LynneBroadway]

Modified Muslim

[@Aqel22]

Tak kisah la semua Islam asyik haram je main PUBG haram juga hari jadi haram juga makan coklat haram juga sebab buatan alkohol ini semua terpakse sabar sabar ini luar negara

[@sufiyafathima256]

Should v not wish..

[@Salafi_AhleHadees]

No..

[@A312K]

i only cut the cake not blowing the candles and making a wish

[@Justviewer10736]

make your wish to ALLAH (SWT) as many times as you want at any time in the day and in NAMAZ

[@ilzalima7833]

Why would an all powerful God give a shit about people celebrating birthdays? what a joke

[@AssaduddinOwaisi]

Entire discussion is illogical and 3rd grade! God save his followers!

[@crazycutz8072]

Birthday is not a worshipping of pagans.. and not.about to br close to out death's. This kind of.Islam i pure old way of.life.. And so.much Whabism

[@shia1watanwala]

Rubbish from Menk

[@jesterpenetrate6912]

yeah yeah sure you know more than mufti menk 😒

[@kalidkhan7561]

You have right to disagree. You have right to follow as per your Imam

[@shia1watanwala]

Bakwaas from Menk

[@aaqiladnan3602]

Looks like u don't have strong faith and fear in Allah ...