If one goes to their festivals only to spectate, then this is also prohibited, this is because the divine anger is upon them. So if spectating alone is sinful, then how about those who join in with the celebrations on which the Anger of Allaah is upon?
The symbols of their religion being established!?
Many from the Salaf have been reported in saying about the Statement of Allaah, the Most High:
“And those who do not witness falsehood” [al-Furqaan 25:72]
False witness referring to the festivals of the Kuffaar; so if this refers to witnessing alone and without actually doing anything, then how about those who join in their celebrations? What is the case for those who do actions which are specific to them?
It is narrated that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in a report that has been collected in the Musnad and the Books of the Sunnan that he said, “Whoever imitates a people then he is from them”. In another narration with a different wording, “Those who imitate other than us are not from us” and this wording is good (Jayyid) in its authenticity.
So if this is the ruling on those who imitate them, even in that is something customarily and not religious (i.e. clothing and the likes), then how about those who imitate them in celebrating their festivals (i.e. all festivals have some religious pretence to them)?
[Majmoo’ al-Fataawaa (25/329) and al-Faataawa al-Kubraa (2/487)]
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