Imitating non-Muslims and the celebration of the New Year
Anas ibn Maalik may Allaah be pleased with him said: "The Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) arrived in Madeenah while people were celebrating two particular festivals, so he sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) asked: “What is (the significance of) these two days?” Some people replied: ‘They are days which we used to celebrate during the pre-Islamic era.’ So the Messenger sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) replied: “Allaah has replaced them for you with two days which are better, the day of ‘Eed Al-Fitr and ‘Eed Al-Adh-haa”" [Abu Daawood]. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to celebrate New Year, because is it not one of the celebrations of the Muslims.
Muslim merchants and traders must not participate in any aspect of celebrating this day; they should not imitate the Christian merchants in the types of merchandise they sell during this period and they should refrain from decorating their shops with special lights and other kinds of decorations to commemorate this occasion.
May Allah guide us to the right path.
Aameen
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