Periodic Occasions

A brief article in English shows what Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) said about Christmas in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What is the ruling on what people do on the day of Ashoora’ such as wearing kohl, taking a bath (ghusl), using henna, shaking hands with one another, cooking grains (huboob), showing their happiness, and so on…? Has any saheeh hadeeth to that effect been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or not? If there is no saheeh hadeeth to that effect, does doing these things constitute bid’ah or not? What about the things that the other people do such as mourning, grieving, going without anything to drink, eulogizing, wailing, rending their garments, etc.? Is there any basis for that or not?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, “I fast Ramadan but I do not pray. Is my fasting valid?

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, "I read a strange hadeeth which says that there is no haamah, no safar, no naw’, and no ghoul. What do these words mean?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: I am living in Dubai and here a huge number of Shia are present around us they always say that doing mourning on 9th and 10th Muhaaram is right and this is the proof that we love Hazrat Husain and Hazrat Yaqoob. Allah said about Yaqoob, "And he turned away from them and said, 'Oh, my sorrow over Joseph,' and his eyes became white from grief, for he was [of that] a suppressor. They said, 'By Allah, you will not cease remembering Joseph until you become fatally ill or become of those who perish.' He said, 'I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know.'" Please tell me the answer as soon as possible that beating chest is right or wrong?

An article in Malayalam shows the ruling on celebrating the Prophetic birthday (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Question answered by the Grand Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid - may Allah protect him - and read: «What is the ruling on what people on the day of Ashura put like, Kohl, ablution, and henna and handshake, and grain and cooking show pleasure, and other...

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Ibn Utheimeen shows the ruling of celebrating the prophet’s birthday.

An Article on The History of Christmas.

Muslims must fear Allah and take lessons from what Allah has told us in the Noble Qur’an regarding the Prophets and Messengers of Allah and the previous nations.

Celebrating the birthday of the Prophet is a religious innovation that has no basis in Islam

A brief book shows the Islamic perspective on celebrating the Hijri and Gregorian new year, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, and Christian feasts.

In this book, Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed tries to discuss the issue of participating in non-Muslim religious celebrations. He shows the correct answer about that based on the Quranic and Prophetic texts.

In this article, Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed shows the Islamic ruling on celebrating the middle of Shaban and illustates that celebrating something on religious basis needs an authentic Islamic evidence.

In this article, Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed shows the Islamic ruling on celebrating the Prophetic birthday (peace be upon him) through the Prophetic traditions. He also tries to refute the specious arguments of those who consider it as permissible act through seven points.

This is an answer from Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Uthaimin about the ruling on the Valentine Day.