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Non-Muslim festivals and greetings

7 answers in 5 recordings, 2015 to 2021. 6 with a checked position in his own words.

Indexed so far: 259 of 1,859 recordings (1,904 answers, 2014 to 2025). Anything below may change as the rest are indexed. Limits of the data

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  1. 20151 answer · 1 checked

  2. 20171 answer · 1 checked

    · Should Muslims in the UK follow Saudi Arabia for moon sighting?

    Mufti Abu Layth says that, since the UK cannot follow its own sighting, it would make sense to follow countries sharing its horizon such as Morocco.

    “given the fact that we're in the UK and we can't really go with our own region in that sense then looking at our Horizon countries like Morocco”

    3:19TranscriptCite 2017-05-17b-S01corrected

  3. 20202 answers · 2 checked

    · A vegan qurbani joke, and one sacrifice for a whole village

    Mufti Abu Layth says that maybe in this day and age one offering could be made for an entire village or locality.

    “maybe in this day and age the the thei could be you know one for an entire kind of village if you like um or an entire even you know locality has just one offering”

    12:16TranscriptCite 2020-08-04-S03corrected

    · Is it okay to celebrate the Mawlid?

    Mufti Abu Layth says that if people want to celebrate the Mawlid he feels why not, though it is not really established as part of the religion.

    “Yeah, sure. I think people can if they wanted to. Uh it's not um it's not really established as part and parcel of the religion but if people want to celebrate it I feel why not.”

    46:21TranscriptCite 2020-08-04-S10corrected

  4. 20213 answers · 2 checked

    · Is it haram to celebrate my birthday?

    Mufti Abu Layth says it is absolutely fine to celebrate your birthday if you want to, since there is no religion attached to it.

    “It is absolutely fine to celebrate your birthday if you want to.”

    1:45:33TranscriptCite 2021-01-05-S23corrected

    · Is celebrating Valentine's Day haram?

    Mufti Abu Layth says Valentine's Day is not in itself forbidden or haram, and need not even be a bad thing.

    “i'm not saying that the thing in and of itself is forbidden or haram it's not and i'm not even saying it's a bad thing it doesn't have to be”

    21:00TranscriptCite 2021-02-16-S05corrected

    1 answer not yet checked

Sources cited on this topic

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Quran verses 2

  1. Quran 22:371quran.com
  2. Quran 5:5 (permission to marry women of the People of the Book)1quran.com

Hadith 1

  1. report: the prophet sacrificed on behalf of himself his family and his ummah1sunnah.com

Scholars 2

  1. Abu Hanifa1
  2. Imam Malik1

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