The Law of Celebrating Valentine in Islam

Recently been rampant celebration of valentine's day, especially among women students, but this is the Christian holiday. They wore red clothes and exchange red flowers. We Beg the favor of these sheikhs legal Explaining celebrations, and what suggestions for the Muslims sheikh in connection with issues like this. May God keep and maintain the sheikhs.

Answer:

Should not celebrate valentine's day for the following reasons:

First: that it is the feast day there is no basic innovation in the Shari'ah.

Secondly: that it will lead to sentimentality, and Jealousy.

Third: That it will cause the heart busy with stupid things contrary to the guidance of the Salaf radhiyallohu'anhum.

Since that day may not have the symbols of celebration, whether it be food, drinks, clothing, giving gifts or anything.

Every Muslim should feel exalted by religion and not reduced to Comply with every invitation. May Allah Subhanahu wata'alla protect the Muslims from any defamation, both real and hidden, and may God always guide us with guidance and His guidance.

Fatwa Shaykh Ibn Ustaimin, dated 5/11/1420 H which he signed

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Question:

Every year on February 14 some people celebrate Valentine's Day. They Exchanged gifts of red flowers, red clothes, congratulated each other and some stores or candy manufacturers make or provide with red candy hearts full, even some stores advertise their products made specifically for that day. What is your opinion on the sheikh:

First: Celebrating this day?

Second: Buying products that special day?

Third: purchase and sale transactions in stores (which is not to celebrate) that sell goods that can be awarded in the day to those who want to celebrate?

May God return to the good sheikh.

Answer:

Based on the arguments of the Book and Sunnah As the Forerunner of the people agreed that the Islamic holy days there were only two; Idul Fitri and Idul Adha besides all the holidays associated with a person, group, or other events is heresy, Muslims should not do, admit it, thus revealing the joy and assist the implementation of the act is an act that violates the boundaries of God, so that means that the perpetrator has done injustice upon himself. If the holiday is a symbol of the unbelievers, then this is the other sin, because it means tasyabbuh have had with them and be loyal to them in the book of His glorious and certainly has been Narrated from the Prophet that he wasallam Shallallahu'alaihi said,

"Whoever resembles a people means that he belonged to them." (Narrated by Abu Daud)

Valentine's Day include the type mentioned above, because it is a Christian holiday, it is a Muslim who believes in Allah and the Last Day should not do, admit it or come to say good even supposed to leave and stay away from the attitude of obedience to God and His Apostle and to help implementation of these holidays and other holidays whether it was unlawful advertising and so on, because this includes helping in sin and transgression and disobedience against God and His Apostle while Allah Subhanahu wata'alla has said:

"And please, help each other you in (do) good and Godly, and not helping in sin and transgression. Bertaqwalah And Allah, Allah is severe in torment." (Surat al-Ma'idah: 2)

Than that every Muslim should be adhering to the Al Sunna books and As in all conditions especially in times of slander and the amount of damage. He should also really Cautious so as not to fall into error those who incurred the Wrath, the people who lost and those who rebel who does not teach the honor of God and does not respect Islam. And should a Muslim return to God by praying His guidance and strength in his instructions. Surely no one can give guidance but Allah, and nothing can be confirmed in his instructions but Allah Subhanahu Wata'alla. Only God is the power to give directions.

Blessing and greetings may be upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.