Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 909

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

A commentary on Riyadh al-Salihin, drawn from the words of the Master of the Messengers, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

وَدَلِيلُ هَذَا الشَّرْطِ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: ﴿وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ﴾، فَسَبُّ آلِهَةِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنَ الْأُمُورِ الْمَطْلُوبَةِ شَرْعًا، وَيَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَسُبَّ آلِهَةَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ، وَأَنْ نَسُبَّ أَعْيَادَ الْكُفَّارِ، وَأَنْ نُحَذِّرَ مِنْهَا، وَأَنْ لَا نَرْضَى بِهَا، وَأَنْ نُبَصِّرَ إِخْوَانَنَا الْجُهَّالَ السُّفَهَاءَ بِأَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوزُ مُشَارَكَةُ الْكُفَّارِ فِي أَعْيَادِهِمْ؛ لِأَنَّ الرِّضَا بِالْكُفْرِ يُخْشَى أَنْ يُوقِعَ صَاحِبَهُ فِي الْكُفْرِ وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ، هَلْ تَرْضَى أَنَّ شَعَائِرَ الْكُفْرِ تُقَامُ وَتُشَارِكُ فِيهَا؟

The evidence for this condition is the word of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic: 'Do not insult those they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah in enmity without knowledge.' Denouncing the deities of the polytheists is a requirement of the Sharia. We are obligated to denounce these deities and the festivals of the disbelievers, to warn against them, to reject them, and to enlighten our ignorant and foolish brothers that participating in such festivals is forbidden. Being content with disbelief risks leading one into disbelief, may Allah protect us. Would you be content to see the rituals of disbelief performed and to participate in them yourself?

لَا يَرْضَى بِهَذَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ؛ لِهَذَا قَالَ ابْنُ الْقَيِّمِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ مِنْ تَلَامِيذِ شَيْخِ الْإِسْلَامِ رَحِمَةُ اللَّهِ الْبَارِزِينَ: إِنَّ الَّذِي يُشَارِكُ هَؤُلَاءِ فِي أَعْيَادِهِمْ، وَيُهَنِّئُهُمْ فِيهَا، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَتَى الْكُفْرَ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ فَعَلَ مُحَرَّمًا بِلَا شَكٍّ، وَصَدَقَ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ؛ وَلِهَذَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نُحَذِّرَ إِخْوَانَنَا الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ مُشَارَكَةِ الْكُفَّارِ فِي أَعْيَادِهِمْ، لِأَنَّ مُشَارَكَتَهُمْ فِي أَعْيَادِهِمْ، أَوْ تَهْنِئَتَهُمْ فِيهَا، مِثْلُ قَوْلِ: عِيدٌ مُبَارَكٌ، أَوْ هَنَّأَكَ اللَّهُ بِالْعِيدِ وَمَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ، لَا شَكَّ أَنَّهُ رِضًا بِشَعَائِرِ الْكُفْرِ وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ.

No Muslim would be content with this. Ibn al-Qayyim, a prominent student of Shaykh al-Islam, rightly observed that anyone who joins these people in their festivals or offers them congratulations—even if it does not amount to disbelief—has undoubtedly committed a forbidden act. He was correct. We must warn our fellow Muslims against such participation, for joining these festivals or offering greetings like 'Blessed festival' or 'May Allah congratulate you on the festival' is undeniably an expression of approval for the rituals of disbelief, may Allah protect us.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (22 verbs · 42 nouns)

• شَرَحَ — to explain
• صَلَّى — to pray
• سَلَّمَ — to greet
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous (male)