WHY MUSLIMS SHOULD NEVER CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

 WHY MUSLIMS SHOULD NEVER CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

Halloween is a holiday celebrated every year on the 31st of October. It is a day celebrated by all age groups. Whether it's the young ones dressing up to trick-or-treat or teens & adults going out to party and participate in scary events, Halloween has been a night of excitement and fun for many. Even Muslims are taking part of this holiday. But….wait. Do we actually realize exactly what is being celebrated and why are so many condemning this holiday, both the Muslims & Non-Muslims faiths ? Let's take a look:

Halloween first originated from the ancient Celtic festivals. It was part of the end of the year celebration known as "Samhain". The Celts, which lived in now modern-day Ireland, UK and northern France, would celebrate the New Years on November 1st. This day marked the end of summer and the beginning of a long, cold, dark winter. So New Year's Eve would be the night of October 31st where everything began. It was known as All Hallows Eve. On this evening, it was believed that evil spirits would be resurrected from their graves and go around haunting the townspeople.

Since winter was a frightening, dark and uncertain time, food supplies would sometimes run short, so on All Hallows Eve, the townspeople would be terrified to go out in fear of encountering ghosts. So, in order to get rid of and protect themselves from these evil spirits, the townspeople would disguise themselves in costumes and light up bonfires in order to confuse the evil spirits and avoid being recognized. This way, they are mistaken as fellow ghosts. Bowls of food would also be placed right outside of their homes to please the evil spirits and prevent them from entering the homes.

By time, different practices of this night gradually evolved. All Hallows Eve eventually became known as Halloween. This night became a night of public events, sharing ghost stories with one another, dancing and singing… In the second half of the 19th century, new immigrants (mostly the millions of Irish escaping famine) flooded America and later on, helped nationally popularize the Halloween celebration. It is now a night of fun, trick-or-treating, gatherings, eating sweets and partying. In replacement of bone fires, people would crave pumpkins into jack o lanterns.

Halloween has become a profitable holiday. Today, Americans alone spend around $6 billion annually on Halloween.

Unfortunately, not only are Muslims in the West taking part of such pagan celebration, but this popular tradition has now found its place in Muslims countries as well. And this is what Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) warned us about when he said: "You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a lizard, you would follow them." We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?" (Bukhari 7320)

So what are we teaching our children? Why are we confusing our kids to believe that such a wicked, immoral, sinful and ungodly festival is fun? That dressing up as demons, ghosts and evil creatures is okay. Participating in such Pagan celebrations can be considered as an act of shirk. It's a holiday that promotes the disbelief in God, the belief in superstition, it encourages the celebration of devilish practices and the entertainment of black magic.

So why do we Muslims imitate the bad when Allah has left us with the best of celebrations? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Whoever imitates a people is one of them. Abi Dawud 4031 (Hasan Sahih Albani)

We are teaching our children to embrace non-Muslim practices while we should be instilling in them the love and enjoyment of that which Allah and His Prophet (peace be upon him) has enjoined upon us, which are, the two Eids.

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Medina, the people had two days on which they engaged in games. He asked: What are these two days (what is the significance)? They said: We used to engage ourselves on them in the pre-Islamic period. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah has substituted for them something better than them, the day of sacrifice (Eid Al-Adha) and the day of the breaking of the fast (Eid Al-FItr). (Abi Dawud 1134)

Alhamdulliah, Allah has given us great bounties and the perfect guideline to lead a happy, successful and pure life, so let's not comprise the best of what we have.

“This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion” (5:3)

Dr. Muhammad Salah

How to increase your Rizq

 How to increase your Rizq ?

 

1) Gratitude and praising Allah

 

Allah Ta’ala says: “And remember when your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you are grateful, I will surely increase you in favour; but if you show ingratitude, indeed, My punishment is severe.’” (Surah Ibrahim)

 

2) Taqwa (Piety)

 

Allah Ta’ala says, “And whosoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him (from every difficulty) and He will provide for him from (sources) where he does not expect.” (Surah Talaaq)

 

3) Tawakkul (Trust and reliance upon Allah alone)

 

Sayyiduna Umar Radiyallahu anhu narrated that he heard the Prophet Salallahu alayhi wa sallam say, “If you trust in Allah as He should be trusted, He would surely provide for you as He provides for the birds. They set out in the morning with empty stomachs and return in the evening with full stomachs.” (Musnad Ahmed)

 

4) Repentance from sins

 

Nabi Nuh alayhis Salam said (to his people), ‘Ask forgiveness of your Lord, verily, He is Oft-Forgiving. He will send rain to you in abundance. And give you increase in wealth and children, and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.’ (Surah Nuh)

 

5) Worship of Allah

 

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Radiyallahu anhu narrated that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Allah says, O son of Adam! Free yourself for my worship, I will fill your heart with contentment and remove your poverty.” (Sunan Tirmidhi)

 

6) Avoiding Riba (Interest)

 

Allah Ta’ala destroys interest-bearing transactions (of Barakah) and grants an increase for charity. (Surah Baqarah)

 

7) Maintaining family ties

 

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Radiyallahu anhu narrated that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “Whoever would like his provision to be abundant and his lifespan to be extended, let him maintain his family ties.” (Sahih Bukhari)

 

8) Give Sadaqah (Charity)

 

“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, is similar to a grain (of corn); it grows seven ears, and each ear has a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies for whom He wills.” (Surah Baqarah)

 

9) Honesty in trade and business transactions

 

Sayyiduna Hakim Ibn Hizaam Radiyallahu anhu narrated that the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “If two parties of a transaction are truthful and honest, then they will be blessed in their transaction. But, if they lied and hid (the defects of an item) then the blessings of their transaction are destroyed.” (Sahih Muslim)

 

10) Dua

 

Sayyiduna Anas Radiyallahu anhu reported, “The Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam supplicated for me to have every form of good and at the end of his supplication, he said, “O Allah, increase him in wealth, in children and bless him in them.” (Ṣaḥih Muslim)

the source> Jamiatul Ulama

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