Greeting the kuffaar on their holidays is haraam

Greeting the kuffaar on their holidays of theirs is haraam, by consensus, celebrating with them is worse:

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy on him, said in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah: "Congratulating the kuffaar on the rituals that belong only to them is haraam by consensus, as is congratulating them on their festivals and fasts by saying ‘A happy festival to you’ or ‘May you enjoy your festival,’ and so on. If the one who says this has been saved from kufr, it is still forbidden. It is like congratulating someone for prostrating to the cross, or even worse than that. It is as great a sin as congratulating someone for drinking wine, or murdering someone, or having illicit sexual relations, and so on. Many of those who have no respect for their religion fall into this error; they do not realize the offensiveness of their actions. Whoever congratulates a person for his disobedience or bid’ah or kufr exposes himself to the wrath and anger of Allaah."

Allaah does not accept any of that at all, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

"If you disbelieve, then verily, Allaah is not in need of you, He likes not disbelief for His slaves. And if you are grateful (by being believers), He is pleased therewith for you. . ."

[al-Zumar 39:7]

". . . This day, I have perfected your religion for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islaam as your religion . . ." 

[al-Maa’idah 5:3]

Don't let them tell you otherwise:

'Stay away from the Jews and Christians during their festivals, because the Anger (of Allaah) descends upon them (then)'

"And it (congratulating on Christmas etc) is at the same level as congratulating him for prostrating to the cross.

In fact it is a greater sin in front of Allaah and it is more hated than congratulating someone for drinking alcohol and for killing a soul and performing Zina and the likes of it."2

"And it is not (permissible) to attend (their festivities) as agreed upon by the people of knowledge." 3

-Ibn al Qayyim (Rahimahullah)

1.[Ahkaam ahl ath-Thimmah v. 3 p. 1231]

2.[Ahkaam ahl ath-Thimmah v. 1 p. 441]

3. [Ahkaam ahl ath-Thimmah v. 3 p. 1245]

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