Birthday celebration

The evidence in the Qur�aan and Sunnah indicates that celebrating birthdays is a kind of bid�ah or innovation in religion, which has no basis in the pure sharee�ah. It is not permitted to accept invitations to birthday celebrations, because this involves supporting and encouraging bid�ah. Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

�Or have they partners with Allaah (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allaah has not allowed�?� [al-Shoora 42:21]

�Then We have put you (O Muhammad) on a plain way of (Our) commandment. So follow that, and follow not the desires of those who know not. Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allaah (if He wants to puish you). Verily, the zaalimoon (wrongdoers) are awliyaa� (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allaah is the Wali (Protector, Helper) of the muttaqoon (pious).� [al-Jaathiyah 45:18-19]

�Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow not any awliyaa� (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Him. Little do you remember!� [al-A�raaf 7:3]

According to saheeh reports, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: �Whoever does something that is a not part of this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) will have it rejected� (reported by Muslim in his Saheeh); and �The best of speech is the Book of Allaah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The most evil of things are those which have been newly invented (in religion), and every innovation is a going astray.� There are many other ahaadeeth that convey the same meaning.

Besides being bid�ah and having no basis in sharee�ah, these birthday celebrations also involve imitation of the Jews and Christians in their birthday celebrations. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, warning us against following their ways and traditions: �You would follow the ways of those who came before you step by step, to such an extent that if they were to enter a lizard�s hole, you would enter it too.� They said, �O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?� He said, �Who else?� (Reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: �Whoever imitates a people is one of them

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Nash Hassan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Starter. Joined: 25 December 2014 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nash Hassan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Birthday celebration Posted: 25 December 2014 at 3:42am
	Is birthday Celebration allowed in islam? if yes, kindly explain with complete basis in qur an or sunnah , if not allowed kindly explain with complete basis in qur an or sunnah ,

Quran Classes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 04 August 2015 Status: Offline Points: 60	Post Options Post Reply Quote Quran Classes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 August 2015 at 11:48am
	The evidence in the Qur�aan and Sunnah indicates that celebrating birthdays is a kind of bid�ah or innovation in religion, which has no basis in the pure sharee�ah. It is not permitted to accept invitations to birthday celebrations, because this involves supporting and encouraging bid�ah. Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): �Or have they partners with Allaah (false gods) who have instituted for them a religion which Allaah has not allowed�?� [al-Shoora 42:21] �Then We have put you (O Muhammad) on a plain way of (Our) commandment. So follow that, and follow not the desires of those who know not. Verily, they can avail you nothing against Allaah (if He wants to puish you). Verily, the zaalimoon (wrongdoers) are awliyaa� (protectors, helpers, etc.) to one another, but Allaah is the Wali (Protector, Helper) of the muttaqoon (pious).� [al-Jaathiyah 45:18-19] �Follow what has been sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow not any awliyaa� (protectors, helpers, etc.) besides Him. Little do you remember!� [al-A�raaf 7:3] According to saheeh reports, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: �Whoever does something that is a not part of this matter of ours (i.e., Islam) will have it rejected� (reported by Muslim in his Saheeh); and �The best of speech is the Book of Allaah and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). The most evil of things are those which have been newly invented (in religion), and every innovation is a going astray.� There are many other ahaadeeth that convey the same meaning. Besides being bid�ah and having no basis in sharee�ah, these birthday celebrations also involve imitation of the Jews and Christians in their birthday celebrations. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, warning us against following their ways and traditions: �You would follow the ways of those who came before you step by step, to such an extent that if they were to enter a lizard�s hole, you would enter it too.� They said, �O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?� He said, �Who else?� (Reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also said: �Whoever imitates a people is one of them

semar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Islam Joined: 11 March 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1830	Post Options Post Reply Quote semar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 August 2015 at 11:13pm
	Bid'ah (innovation) is only for "prescribed' ibadah such us 5 daily prayers etc. Not for other things. If everything is bid'ah you can not use your watch/computer to know the prayer times, you can not use airplne to go to hajj, you can not use lodu speker for adzan etc. Birth day is not prescribed ibadah so it's nothing to do with bid'ah, however these birthday celebrations also involve imitation of the Jews and Christians in their birthday celebrations. So in my opininion you can do birthday however try to do with positif things such us feeding the hunger, not the exravaganza and wasting things.
	Salam/Peace, Semar "We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH) "1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"