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As usual, many have asked about the permissibility or otherwise of eating Christmas foods. This is a question that crops up every year as the festival draws near the celebrators.

First, that Muslims are forbidden from celebrating the festivals of the non-muslims is incontrovertible. It is a fact that is as clear as the fourteenth-day moon. Christmas being one of such festivals isn't for the Muslims to celebrate. It is harām by the consensus of the scholars of Islām. Find detail in my article titled, "Christmas to a Muslim".

As for foods prepared for the festivals, however, scholars differ in their opinions. This to my best of knowledge is because of two reasons: that the Qur'ān (Sūratul Mā'idah Verse 5) explicitly states that foods prepared by Jews and Christians may be eaten by Muslims; and that authentic evidence have shown that some of the companions of the prophet would accept 'gifts' from the unbelievers during their festivals. Analysis below.

Some scholars, premised upon the above verse, say Christmas food is permissible since Allāh allows foods prepared by Christians with no exceptions to their festivals. They hold that if He - Allāh - didn't want foods prepared for their festivals consumed, He being the All-Knower, would have indicated it in the verse. They added that since some of the companions, including our mother 'Āishah, would accept 'gifts' from the unbelievers on their festival days, Christmas food too may be accepted as 'gifts'.

Other scholars -- majority to be specific -- are of the opinion that eating Christmas food is harām. This - and Allāh knows best - is what I understand best of the issue.

Food prepared by a Christian that has nothing to do with his faith is what is referred to in the aforementioned verse, and we are allowed to devour it and even ask for more. A Christian relation or neighbour invites one to a lunch, nothing stops a Muslim from doing justice to the meal and having the bones enjoyably broken. A Muslim is offered food prepared for a Christian wedding, childbirth ceremony, convocation, housewarming etc, why should he deprive himself of such a succulent delicacy? All these, no doubt, have nothing to do with their faith, so a Muslim can enjoy himself with them.

But where it involves their faith, especially one that has to do with falsification against Allāh: that He has a son, or that, that son is even Him, eating such a food will mean nothing but soft acceptance of the obnoxious ideology.

Christmas is all about the birthday of the son of God, or of God Himself. This, indisputably, is against the fundamentals of Islām, where Allāh explicitly says He begot no son nor was He begotten. Even if such a food will not be considered harām, it should still be detested by a serious Muslim.

As regards gifts, yes, there are proofs that some of the companions would accept gifts from the unbelievers on their festive days. On this, scholars seem to have a consensus - that the gifts weren't food but tangible items which would not promote the festival or the religion.

Imagine a Muslim being given Xmas 🎅 or fireworks (commonly called banger). That should not be accepted because it promotes the festival. But a bucket, a hand-fan, a packer etc presented by a Christian for his festival may be accepted. Scholars say this was the understanding of the companions who would accept gift items from the unbelievers.

If a pagan's food may be ordinarily eaten but should be rejected if it's for his Agẹmọ, Orò, Ẹ̀yọ̀, Ọ̀ṣun, Ṣàngó festivals, then that of the Christian too for his Christmas shouldn't be accepted either. Wallāhu a'lam.

Sanni Kay Yūsuf

Christmas food - haram!

Christmas greetings - Haram!

Christmas outing - haram!

Helping Christians celebrate Christmas - haram!

Antlislaam:
That is according to your own stupidity and craziness abi bawo

Saudi Arabia where Islam came from don dey celebrate Christmas so who are you to called Christmas Haram? Boya you know Islam more than them or you don build your own kaaba for your village abi sufu

Saudi Arabia is not our prophet

Whatever Saudi Arabia does they wii account for it in sight of Allah like all of us including you


Now live Saudi Arabia out of the equation

What concerns us is what the Quran and Authentic Hadith of Rasullullah said and commands

Thank you for your concern.

I pray Allah open your heart to Islam

Antlislaam:
That is according to your own stupidity and craziness abi bawo

Saudi Arabia where Islam came from don dey celebrate Christmas so who are you to called Christmas Haram? Boya you know Islam more than them or you don build your own kaaba for your village abi sufu

Same error holy Spirit will keep regurgitating in a devil. Saudi celebrated Christmas, is that an official celebration? Are there not Christians in Saudi?

I have asked you if Israel the country of Jesus celebrates Christmas as an official birthday but you still didn't have sense!

Na so demonic and idolatrous minded people dey love democracy!

Antlislaam:
So because Saudi Arabia is now celebrating Christmas dey will account for celebrating it abi?

You dey go Saudi Arabia to perform idolism by bowing for a stone, kissing the same stone and also cycling it. Will Saudi Arabia account for your idolatrous ways too?

You denial Saudi Arabians because they are celebrating Christmas, but you'll NEVER stop going there to perform ritual acts. Bros don't you think something is wrong with you somewhere

Name a person allah open his or her heart in quran, I want to check something if your prayer would be answered?

Hussein27, better leave him. He has no sense than to repeat whatever the devil inspires him here.

AntiChristian:
Same error holy Spirit will keep regurgitating in a devil. Saudi celebrated Christmas, is that an official celebration? Are there not Christians in Saudi?

I have asked you if Israel the country of Jesus celebrates Christmas as an official birthday but you still didn't have sense!

Na so demonic and idolatrous minded people dey love democracy!



Hussein27, better leave him. He has no sense than to repeat whatever the devil inspires him here.

Already

AntiChristian:
Christmas food - haram!

Christmas greetings - Haram!

Christmas outing - haram!

Helping Christians celebrate Christmas - haram!

You sef be haram. Who go give rabid dog food before?
Na hunger go wire you like those almajiri beggars. Poor second class citizen that refused to upgrade to light.

1. ALLAH didn't say he couldn't have a son , he said he hasn't seen a girlfriend?


2. QUTHAM said if Allah have a son...he will worship him


3.The Qur'an said people were supposed to take Allah and Jesus as Lord and God.

4.THE QUR'AN said Jesus was born( Christmas)... Died (on the cross) resurrected ( Resurrection)

5.JESUS WAS SINLESS

6.JESUS followers will be undefeated till Resurrection or judgement day.

Now concerning your topic... the food you eat in iya saki canteen do you know where the water come from?

During ileya christains rejoice and felicitate with Muslims...if only they know what the kuffar Muslims think of them...

The meat they give the christains they curse it
I have a research on that