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Bismillah,

Salam alaikum brother,

Thanks for sharing. However I have reservations about this. This is the first time I am hearing this as I know that it is a scholarly concecus that it is not permissible to say Merry Christmas . The prophet (peace and blessing) be upon him said that Allah will not cause the ummah to agree on falsehood. The scholars agree that what is meant is by that is the unanimous agreement of the scholars on issues ( such as in the case of saying Merry Christmas).

On th barest minimum, saying Merry Christmas is encouraging disbelif. No doubt this is not a celebration from Allah but rather of kufr. I am not a 100% sure Christmas existed during the time of the prophet (peace and blessing be upon him), but I know that the Jews had their religious celebrations and so did the pagans.

Are there evidences that the prophet (peace and blessing be upon) him or the shabas or righteous prdessasors congratulated the pagans or other non-Muslims during their religious festivals and celebrated disbelief? The answer is no. Not at all.

If there are no evidences that the prophet (peace and bessing) be upon him, his sahabas or the righteous predecessors (who are the best generations after the prophet), congratulated non-Muslims on their religious festivals, out of courtesy, then why should we?

If a Muslim feels to shy to give dawah or is unsure what to say when someone says Merry Christmas, then he/she can say thank you.

On a side note, I am extremely curious about this sheikh. Do you happen to know more information about him? What he promotes? Background information? You know one can never be too cautious or protective regarding the deen. It is vital to research information reaching us about the deen, especially in these times when there is so much confusion in the ummah.

Once again, thanks for sharing

Salam alaykum

Lukgaf:
Sometimes four of five people are travelling in a car and whilst travelling one person might start an argument which continues, then tempers fly, a person cannot control his fist. Sometimes a person hits another person and the police come to the scene and arrest the person for assault. Sometimes a person may not be guilty but he is jailed till Monday morning as he was arrested on a Friday. So, a person has to undergo so much of inconvenience as he wanted to prove his point.

However, if a person learns to forgive, forgo and not fall into arguments then he is saved from all such problems. The next day Hadrat Hakim Saheb also taught us that Hadrat Thanwi R.A said, “When one does not fall into the arguments of mankind he will be free for the Ibaadat of Allah Taála.” Many times we fall into arguments, after the argument, a person’s mind works for weeks or even months and one thinks that I should have told him this or that. I should have done this or that to him. The Namaaz of a person is also occupied in that argument. Whilst reciting Quraan, his mind is occupied in the argument. A person’s mind is working all the time and one’s enmity is growing.

If a person forgoes his right even though he is entitled to such a right, he will enjoy peace of mind in his Ibaadat, with his family, etc. A person should learn to forgive and forget when arguments take place between husband and wife, between brothers, or between parents and children. We should take the lesson of the Quraan Sharif and forgive as Yusuf Alaihis Salaam had done. By doing so, he proved to be a very honourable person. The very brothers that hated him now began to love him.

By Moulana Ridwaan Kajee (dB) via https://jamiat.org.za/the-harm-of-arguing/

deboysben:
you can hung transformer

princeking2:
You cared, thats why you quoted me.

saintjimos:
THIS SOYINKA SELF


SEE AS HIM THE TALK ANYHOW


THANK God HE FOUND IT

Abfinest007:
outsider are more concern than buhari that was suppose to lead d fight against boko haram .no wonder he said he said a fight against boko haram is a fight against d north

KEVIND:
I don't understand why this news was taken down from Nairaland. I repost it.

The Senate of the United States of America (USA) has identified the delay in signing the Electoral Amendment Bill as one of the major obstacles to the conduct of the 2019 general elections and has urged the Federal Government to finalise it before the elections.

It made the resolution following a motion moved by Senator Bob Menendez, a Democratic senator representing New Jersey and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.


While asking the Federal Government to respect the impartiality of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the lawmakers also called on the Federal Government to take necessary steps to facilitate elections that are credible, transparent, and peaceful.

The U. S. Senate said steps would include providing adequate funding, sensitising the voters, and take necessary actions to punish electoral offenders through the establishment of the Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal.

The senators also raised concerns over the recently concluded governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun where, it said, security agencies displayed partisanship.


“During the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections in July 2018 and September 2018, respectively, there were concerning incidents in which some elements of Nigeria’s security agencies displayed partisanship and a lack of objectivity, which risks escalating tensions within the country.”

While reaffirming the support of the United States towards ensuring a peaceful, electioneering process in the country, the U.S. Senate said that collaboration between civil society organisations “was a key factor that contributed to successful elections in 2015”.

While moving the motion, Menendez said, “I am introducing this resolution to send a signal that the U.S. Senate is carefully watching the conduct of all actors leading up to the February 2019 elections.

https://www.independent.ng/2019-election-u-s-senate-urges-fg-to-finalise-electoral-amendment-bill/amp/

Abfinest007:
they want to reduce atiku vote by killing his people

deboysben:
We told apc supporters and nairaland zombies that nothing would stop Anambra from voting pdp in 2019 especially when Peter Obi is contesting as vice president

Kenekingisback:
This government sef

Maybe he did not feed well due to high cost of food items.
Maybe he suffered exaggerated case of cardiac arrest.
Maybe he lost control of his breathe during the warm up.
Maybe the warm up was intensive.
Maybe the amateur side was more physical in appearance.

This Buhari and Osinbajo ticket sef

Kenekingisback:
From the non Boko Haram faction abi

seunlly:
If you have problem with IPOB, then take it up with them.
For the record, I'm not IPOB kid!

princeking2:
The Signature on that Letter shows that these guys are not really serious. I choose a College of Education students over NOUN students.

ZombieTAMER:
He must have passed through hell before his death...

Buhari sef

I billion dollars for security.... Down the drain

bixton:
[s]A university that was created for adults who have passed the prime age of attending a normal regular university to enable them be educated in what can be referred to as a tertiary institution.
Now you have children attending such and clamouring for whatever inclusion just because we have a country that does not know how to tackle her problems.
This is the same reason the government abolished part time university graduates from the mandatory NYSC scheme.A backward system of country where polythecnic/monothecnic no longer exist just because every graduates wants to be equal with that university graduate because they believe they have more practical knowledge,etc,etc,etc. Forgetting the reason why they went to polythecnic/monothecnic in the first instance.
They have changed the 6-3-3 system, very soon technical colleges will be upgraded to the non existent polythecnic system. Hope all these changes will add real value to the country.

Homeboiy:
I laughed

Osibanjo president after being a vice for 8 yrs



The North cannot allow that

Tinubu fit don kpeme before 2023 sef

chernest2002:
Buhari have shown ibos some hatred and he will never support igbo president so I advise the igbos to give Atiku obi 100% of their votes, even if buhari win again he can't do worse than what he has done to igbos in his first tenure. Let's Atikulate.

chuksanambra:
Notice that it is these wawa animals from Enugu and Ebonyi that carry this Biafra thing on their heads.

They are the ones riding okada in Onitsha and disturbing about. Now that an Anambra man is about to be VP, they are now sabotaging our chances. Even Umahi their Governor is the one leading the opposition to an Anambra man's candidate.

When Biafra comes, the superior Igbos would take their rightful place and push these stupid ones away.

dokie:
I'm glad you acknowledge that corruptuon doesn't necessarily translate to inefficiency. That a nation as corrupt as Russia could be as powerful and even prosperous as it is shows that corruption does not truncate a nations progress. It can only reduce it.

Please tell that to your principal Buhari, so that he will stop shouting "corruption, corruption" up and down the whole place, as if it is an economic policy.

budaatum:
Voting is not synonymous with being political! And yes, there is "law in this country"!

SEGLIZ:
west vs africans, white vs black = racism
south africans vs Nigerians = xenophobia
Ibo's vs Hausa vs Yoruba = tribalism.

nigeria educational sector
full-time vs part-time students =
university vs polytechnic vs NCE =
ztste

eezeribe:
If graduates of conventional universities in Nigeria are called half baked...
NOUN graduates should be called quarter baked...
Allowing them go for NYSC is the biggest disservice to the Nigerian labor market and an insult to graduates of regular universities...
NYSC itself is useless scheme anyway...

nairaman66:
Determinant of the market will always be unreliable as long as the terrible conditions of doing business in Nigeria remains the same!

It is a shame that we cannot even keep the price/flow of common petrol steady! What about the power sector? Nothing to write home about! If we continue in our selective systems of things based on tribe and religion, Nigeria will remain comatose! Just saying

WayStage:
Truly one of the best UNIVERSITY... smh, see as u cast urself

DedeNkem:
Nigeria is a secular nation and should neither engage in or favor any particular religion!
Northerners are doing everything to make Nigeria Islamic and it won't work!

NotBeenPaid:

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The difference between Christianity and Islam is that one boost the tourism industry within the country while the other improves tourism industry outside the country.

If you know, you know.

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