Is it Haram 2 celebrate Halloween?/?

Question

lyk go dress up in costumes and get candy??

my family sayz it haram bcuz where da holiday originated from....

but my other relatives do it with there kids...they say itz all rite...

i think itz dumb..but my sister alwayz loves 2 dress up and hav a party @ skool..

Answer 1

We have established, beyond doubt, that the celebration of Hallow'een is absolutely forbidden in Islam. It is HARAM. The question arises as to what to do on this night. Muslim parents must not send their kids out "trick-or-treating" on Hallow'een night. Our children must be told why we do not celebrate Hallow'een. Most children are very  receptive when taught with sincerity, and especially when shown in  practice the joy of their own Islamic celebrations and traditions. In  this regard, teach them about the two Islamic festivals of Eid. (Eid-ul-Fitr is fast approaching, and this is the perfect time to start preparing them for it.) It must also be mentioned that, even Muslims who stay home and give out treats to those who come to their door are still participating in this festival. In order to avoid this, leave the front lights off and do not open the door. Educate your neighbours about our Islamic teachings. Inform them in advance that Muslims do not participate in Hallow'een, and explain the reasons why. (Give them a copy of this flyer if needed.)  They will respect your wishes, and you will gain respect in the process.  "A person who calls another to guidance will be rewarded, as will the one who accepts the message." (Tirmidhi)

Finally, we must remember that we are fully accountable to Allah for all of our actions and deeds. If, after knowing the Truth, we do not cease our un-Islamic practises, we risk the wrath of Allah as He himself warned us in the Qur'an: "Then let them beware who refuse the Messenger's order lest some trial befall them, or a grevious punishment be afflicted upon them!" (24:63). This is a serious matter and not to be taken lightly. And Allah knows best. May Allah guide us, help us to stay on the right path, and save us from all  deviations and innovations that will lead us into the fires of h**l.

Answer 2

ur brainwashed wow

Answer 3

Why imitate those who are not like us....? We are supposed to be opposite of the disbelievers.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Its not haram because its just having fun. All it is is kids knocking on doors and getting candy. That's not so harmful

Peace for all!

Answer 6

Yes it is haram, Its a devils festival..

Answer 7

And ppl might think it's also 'haram' to celebrate your Bd.

It's a cultural day.

Answer 8

u stupid askin dumb questions all da tym

Answer 9

No its Not haram !

Go and get Ur costume now !

Answer 10

Yes it is haram.

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Answer 11

Author: Shaykh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah

Source: Iqtidaa as-Siraat al-Mustaqeem Mukhaalifat Ashaab al-Jaheem

Published: Wednesday 24th December 2003

Shaykh ul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah – rahimahullaah – said in his commentary on the aayah,

“And those who do not witness falsehood (az-zoor).” [Soorah al-Furqaan (25):72]

As regards the festivals of the Mushrikeen: they combine confusion, physical desires and falsehood, there is nothing in them that is of any religious benefit, and the instant gratification involved in them only ends up in pain. Thus they are falsehood, and witnessing them means attending them.

This aayah itself praises and commends (those who do not witness falsehood), which has the meaning of urging people to avoid taking part in their festivals and other kinds of falsehood. We understand that it is bad to attend their festivals because they are called az-zoor (falsehood).

It indicates that it is haraam to do this for many reasons, because Allaah has called it az-zoor. Allaah condemns the one who speaks falsehood (al-zoor) even if no-one else is harmed by it, as in the aayah forbidding zihaar (a form of divorce in which the man says to his wife, “You are to me like the back of my mother”), where He says,

“…And verily, they utter an ill word and a lie (zooran)…” [Soorah al-Mujaadilah (58):2]

And Allaah says,

“…So shun the abomination of idols, and shun lying speech (false statements) (az-zoor).” [Soorah al-Hajj (22):30]

So the one who does az-zoor is condemned in this fashion. In the Sunnah, Anas Ibn Maalik (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) said,

“The Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) came (to Madeenah) and they had two days in which they would (relax and) play. He said, “What are these two days?” They said, “We used to play (on these two days) during the Jaahiliyyah.” The Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) said, “Allaah has given you something better instead of them: Yawm al-Duhaa (Eid al-Adha) and Yawm al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr).” [Reported by Abu Dawood]

This indicates clearly that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) definitely forbade his Ummah to celebrate the festivals of the kuffaar, and he strove to wipe them out by all possible means. The fact that the religion of the People of the Book is accepted does not mean that their festivals are approved of or should be preserved by the Ummah, just as the rest of their kufr and sins are not approved of.

Indeed, the Prophet (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) went to great lengths to command his Ummah to be different from them in many issues that are mubaah (permitted) and in many ways of worship, lest that lead them to be like them in other matters too. This being different was to be a barrier in all aspects, because the more different you are from the people of h**l, the less likely you are to do the acts of the people of h**l.

The first of them is the hadeeth,

“Every people has its festival, and this is our festival”

This hadeeth implies exclusivity, that every people have their own festival, as Allaah says,

“For every nation there is a direction to which they face (in their prayers)…” [Soorah al-Baqarah (2):148]

And Allaah says,

“…To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way…” [Soorah al-Maa’idah (5):48]

This implies that each nation has its own ways. The laam in li-kulli (‘for every’, ‘to each’) implies exclusivity. So if the Jews have a festival and the Christians have a festival, it is just for them, and we should not have any part in it, just as we do not share their qiblah (direction of prayer) or their laws.

The second of them is one of the conditions set out by ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattaab (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) and agreed upon by the Sahaabah and by all the Fuqahaa’ after them is,

Those of the People of the Book who have agreed to live under Islamic rule (Ahlul-Dhimmah) should not celebrate their festivals openly in Daar al-Islaam (lands under Islaamic rule). If the Muslims have agreed to prevent them from celebrating openly, how could it be right for the Muslims to celebrate them? If a Muslim celebrates them, is that not worse than if a kaafir does so openly?

The only reason that we forbade them to celebrate their festivals openly is because of the corruption involved in them, because of the sin or symbols of sin. In either case, the Muslim is forbidden from sin or the symbols of sin. Even if there was no evil involved apart from the kaafir feeling encouraged to celebrate openly because of the Muslim’s actions, how can a Muslim do that? The evil involved (in their festivals) will be explained below, inshaa-Allaah.

Al-Bayhaqee reported with a saheeh isnaad from Sufyaan al-Thawree from Thawr Ibn Yazeed from ‘Ata’ Ibn Deenaar who said, Umar (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) said,

“Do not learn the language of the non-Arabs, do not enter upon the mushrikeen in their churches on their feast-days, for the wrath (of Allaah) is descending upon them.” [Baab karaahiyat al-dukhool ‘ala ahl al-dhimmah fi kanaa’isihim wa’l-tashabbuh bihim yawmi nawroozihim wa maharjaanihim (Chapter on the abhorrence of entering the churches of Ahlul-Dhimmah on the occasion of their New Year and other celebrations)]

‘Umar Ibn al-Khattaab (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) said,

“Avoid the enemies of Allaah on their festivals.”

It was reported with a saheeh isnaad from Abu Usaamah, ‘Awn told us from Abu’l-Mugheerah from Abdullaah Ibn ‘Amr (radiAllaahu ‘anhu),

“Whoever lives in the land of the non-Arabs and celebrates their New Year and their festivals, and imitates them until he dies in that state, will be gathered with them on the Day of Resurrection.”

Umar (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) forbade learning their languages, and even entering their churches on the day of their festival, so how about doing some of the things they do on those days, or doing things that are a part of their religion? Is not going along with their actions worse than learning their language? Is not doing some of the things they do on their festival worse than just entering upon them? If divine wrath is descending upon them on the day of their festival because of what they do, then is not the one who does what they do, or a part of it, also exposed to the same punishment?

Do not the words “Avoid the enemies of Allaah on their festivals” mean that we should not meet them or join them on those days? So how about the one who actually celebrates their festivals? Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr clearly stated,

“Whoever lives in the land of the non-Arabs and celebrates their New Year and their festivals, and imitates them until he dies in that state, will be gathered with them on the Day of Resurrection.”

This implies that the one who joins in with them in all of these matters is a kaafir, or that doing this is one of the major sins (kabaa’ir) that will doom one to h**l; the former meaning is what is apparent from the wording.

He mentioned – and Allaah knows best – the one who lives in their land, because at the time of ‘Abdullaah Ibn ‘Amr and the other Sahaabah (radiAllaahu ‘anhum ajma’een), they used to forbid open celebration of kaafir festivals in the Muslim lands, and none of the Muslims imitated them in their festivals; that was possible only when living in the lands of the kaafirs.

‘Alee (radiAllaahu ‘anhu) refused to even acknowledge the name of their festivals which were exclusively theirs, so how about actually celebrating them?

Ahmad – rahimahullaah – mentioned the meaning of the reports narrated from ‘Umar and ‘Alee (radiAllaahu ‘anhumaa) on this topic, and his companions discussed the matter of festivals.

Imaam Abu’l-Hasan al-Aamidi said, the one who is known as Ibn al-Baghdaadi said,

“It is not permitted to attend the festivals of the Christians and Jews.” [Umdat al-Haadir wa Kifaayat al-Musaafir]

Ahmad stated this in the report of Muhannaa, and his evidence for that is the aayah,

“And those who do not witness falsehood (az-zoor)…” [Soorah al-Furqaan (25):72]

He said,

“(This is) al-Sha’aaneen and their festivals.”

He said,

“The Muslims are to be prevented from entering upon them in their synagogues and churches.”

Answer 12

yh its haram

Answer 13

When Christians first start celebrating it was a celebration of the harvest, not celebrating witchery, satanism, etc.  It was a gathering of the community to have a huge feast in order to give thanks to God for the harvest.  Later shopowners came up with the idea to let the children come out at night and soap the windows of their shops and be a little "naughty".  The next day it was easy to apply water to the shop windows and wash them.  It has now become a commercialized "holiday" to promote the purchase of costumes and candy and to give the children one night a year where they get to dress up and go door to door to get candy.  As long as that is your intention then there should be nothing wrong in participating with the other children.

Answer 14

YES

Answer 15

yes it is haram to celebrate halloween because it is a day witches celebrate, witches have 8 major festivals throughout the year, the major witchcraft festival is october 31st.

halloween is based on witchcraft and witchcraft is haram in islam-it is a major unforgivable sin-SHIRK.

the earliest celebration of halloween began amongst the celts (white english people) who lived more than 2000 years ago, celtic countries celebrated the vigil of samhayn - in honour of their god samhayn (lord of the dead). in order to please samhayn, the druids (people who perform this) held cruel fire riots - prisoners of war, criminals or animals were burnt alive in odd shaped baskets, by observing the way they died, the druids saw 'omens' of the future - good and bad - the druids also put on grotesque, ugly masks and terrifying costumes, they believed that if you dressed up in a horrible way and went trooping around with the spirits all night, the spirits would think that you are one of them and would not harm you. this is why they do trick or treat.

the celts believed that when these spirits came to your house to trick or treat - if you did not treat them they would trick you, therefore to avpid being harmed they participated in this ritual.

what happens on halloween is all based on pagan beliefs and is shirk.

Answer 16

it's haram coz it's a christian/pagan celebration

Answer 17

no

Answer 18

No one really celebrates it, they participate. I see no crime in it either, all it is kids getting to dress up in costumes and going around getting free candy! That can't be haram!

Answer 19

I don't celebrate it, but I still give out candy to the kids that come to our door. Not because I respect the holiday, but out of respect for the kids and kindness.

Why is it haram to give kids candy? Since when was being kind a bad thing.

Answer 20

Yes its haram.

You are celebrating Shaitan's B-day.

We don't even celebrate a person's B-day so how can we celebrate shaitan's?