Greeting others with Merry Christmas...

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Re: Greeting others with Merry Christmas…

@JoelKhan

I m sorry as well as listening to the clip I was thinking he would quote some ayah’s or something when he just flat out without listening to any logic just said its haram because next would be that you would be eating pork or drinking just to be with your christian friends. Which I dont find any logic in since it is written in Quran that they are both haram why would any muslim do such thing. Also, isnt it written in Quran that your neyat is what matters?

I m not trying to disrespect anyone but trying to find something where Allah or Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) has said something about greeting the non-muslims on their holy days.

The issue is not about just any religion, it is about the common prophet between Christianity and Islam.

It is not about some religious festival like worshiping fire, or sacrificing animal for a man made God.

It is about greeting on Birth of a prophet who is so much talked about in Quran itself.

Also regardless it is in December or whatever month or time, it is about the birth of the Prophet and not a Birthday celebration which people do yearly as the age advances.

In other words, celebrating Birth/coming of a prophet is different than celebrating Birthday when the person is alive.

We do know Issa AS was a prophet by birth.

Prophet Muhammad SAW celebrated his own prophet-hood by sacrificing goats and shared with others.

Saying Merry Christmas by itself does not mean someone is saying Issa AS was son of God or ALL tenets of current day Christianity is agreed upon by the person.

People just make others doubtful for what they consider correct, an individual knows better his/her intention and is to answer his/her actions hereafter.

**Certainly saying Merry Christmas does not hurt anyone and does not make a person non-Muslim/Mushrik/Munafiq, if the person is continuing to follow Islam.

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