Refutation of Bin Bayyah/Hamza Yusuf

Upon additional exam and examination from the report of container Bayyah, i came across that his or her assertions include incorrect and deceiving in several ways:

The students wouldn’t are different within the issues whatever since there got ijmaa€? regarding prohibition of congratulating non-Muslims to their holidays. This consensus had been said by Ibn al-Qayyim as he claimed, a€?Congratulating the non-Muslims on the traditions that belong merely to them was haram by opinion (belonging to the scholars).a€? 16 thus, this ijmaa€? which was built can’t be broken under any situation as is also known associated with the students of fiqh and usul. And then for people that report that ijmaa€? wasn’t established inside matter, next the burden of verification sits upon those to establish their own declaration. Neither trash Bayyah nor many of the many modern scholars supplying fatwa of permissibility demonstrate anything that would nullify the declaration of ijmaa€? by Ibn al-Qayyim.

In fact, there are only two thought inside madhhab of Imam Ahmad, haram and makruh, not three as trash Bayyah stated. In addition, the framework of these two views for the madhhab had not been in regards to congratulating kuffar within their festivals, but alternatively it had been relating to congratulating them on non-religious delighted parties, as Ibn al-Qayyim reference. Furthermore, al-Mardawi shows, a€?The second advice usually it’s not at all prohibited but disliked as said within the courses of Ria€?ayah and al-Hawiyayn inside the section of janaa€™iz.a€? 17 Al-Mardawi happens to estimate the illustration of the Prophet i·? coming to the sick Jewish guy in order that he may take Islam. Thus, it can be said for sure that the perspective of makruh had not been in terms of congratulating non-Muslims within their festivals and vacation trips although with regard to visiting these people whenever tend to be sick or normal hello on non-religious celebrations.

With regard to Ibn Taymiyyah choosing the advice of permissibility in congratulating non-Muslims on their own fests, this is often deceptive and in addition erroneous as al-Mardawi countries the context wherein Ibn Taymiyyah decided on this a€?permissibilitya€™ by exclaiming: a€?It (visiting her unwell) happens to be allowable for a plain maslahah (general great) like the optimism that they’ll acknowledge Islam. This thoughts got desirable to Ibn Taymiyyah.a€? 18 moreover, how can it be easy for Ibn Taymiyyah to get the viewpoint of permissibility as he demonstrably and unquestionably are of this viewpoint that congratulating and taking part in these celebrations, notwithstanding they being spiritual or non-religious, is completely forbidden? 19 Moreover, for container Bayyah to convey that Ibn Taymiyyaha€™s a€?confirmeda€™ thoughts would be that of permissibility is very deceiving, because his own a€?confirmeda€™ view is really what is relayed by your with his well-known masterpiece, Iqtidaa€™ al-Sirat al-Mustaqim fi Mukhalafati Ashab al-Jaa??im, that is definitely entirely and exclusively designed for the issue of congratulating and participating for the festivals of non-Muslims.

Suhaib Webb

The type of that also enabled congratulating non-Muslims on the celebrations try Suhaib Webb. On December 26, 2012 they published on his individual fb web page exactly what can be regarded a justification for greeting non-Muslims on Christmas time and unique Yeara€™s. The man mentions:

The American Fatwa Council; containing 20 on the worlda€™s greatest Muslim Jurists, claimed that it can be allowable to greet everyone on today (exchange merchandise even) provided that it does not include approving any creedal differences between north america, or available evil (drinking alcohol and the like). This basically means, a straightforward happier trips just a sin or likely grab that person regarding Islam. Really stated with authentic restaurants that Ali (ra) famed the Persian New Year, actually taking in ice cream with Imam Abu Hanifaa€™s family member. Most of the fatwa offered by sincere people are rooted in an age of empire and fighting (the crusades) or a social fact it does not compliment mine in western. Above all, someone should enquire those that need terms like a€?harama€? a€?kufura€? a€?Halala€? and a€?encourageda€? concerning their spiritual knowledge. Yelling and also over taken emotionalism does not identical classes and fund. Allah is aware right. (Webb, 2012).