Ruling on celebrating new year in Islam

It's forbidden to celebrate New year:

Prophet peace be upon him: 

“He who imitates a people will be from among them (on the Day of Judgement).” 

[Abu Daawood]

And in another narration, he peace be upon him said: 

“The one who imitates people other than us (i.e., in faith) is not from us. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians.” 

[Tirmithi]

Imaam Ahmad said: 

"The very least that this Hadeeth entails is the prohibition of imitating them (i.e., the Jews and the Christians); although it is also apparent that the Hadeeth labels the one who does so as a disbeliever (as Allah Says what means):

“O you who have believed! Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.” 

[Quran 5: 51]


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