Can Muslims celebrate non-Muslim festivals like Holi Diwali?
“We are living in a country where people are having faith in different religions. Every religion has got its own festival. Is it permissible for a Muslim to celebrate other festivals like Holi and Diwali? What is your advice for us?”Asked by عامر جن موری صاحب, کشمیر
He answers at 59:44 in Age Of Consumerism I · 1 min 55 sec
59:44maulana, yeh sawal kashmir se aya hai, amir jinn mori sahib ka. unhon nay likha hai: "we are living in a country where people are having faith in different religions. every religion has got its own festival." maulana sahib, my question is: "is it permissible for a muslim to celebrate other festivals like holi and diwali? what is your advice for us?" dekhen, yeh koi sawal nahi hai. asal sawal yeh hai ke aap yeh janiye ke aap ka purpose of life kya hai, goal kya hai aap ka.
1:00:30yeh sab to is ki koi ahmiyat nahi hai. aap yeh koi nahi sochtay ke tarah tarah ke festival hotay hain to hum ko opportunity de rahay hain, wahan ja kar hum islami literature pohanchayein, logon se interact karein, logon se discussion karein, logon se dialogue karein. yani aik jagah aisay sari log mil rahay hain. rasool Allah ke zamanay mein bhi aswaq hua kartay thay, souq yani wahan par aisay jashn manatay thay, log ikhatta hotay thay wahan par.
1:01:04wahan aap jatay thay baqayda, aap parh lijiye sahi kitabon mein. masla yeh nahi ke aap khud bhi jashn manayein, masla hai ke un ke jashn ko avail kijiye. aap take it as an opportunity, un se interaction kijiye, un se discussion kijiye, un se dialogue kijiye, un ki kitabein dijiye, un ko quran ke tarjmay pohanchaiye, yeh sab kijiye. aisay sochne ki cheez yeh hai, woh to koi sochne ki baat nahi hai.
1:01:40maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, shah imran hasan sahib ka. unhon nay aap se poocha hai: "hadith mein aya hai ke kam paisay walay baray baray makan bananay lagen gay, is ka kya matlab hai?" hadith mein lafz hai ke "tural urat al huft taawun fi al bunyan"