Waleed Basyouni – Can Muslims Celebrate Christmas

			How can I teach my explain to my kids the concept of Christmas? And how we shouldn't deal with it in
school and with friends?
		

			Number one,
		

			I want to make sure that we understand Christmas no matter what people in my opinion, at least until
today is still a very significant leap seen as a religious celebration is not a culture Yes, that is
part of its culture but it is still a religious celebration. So we don't celebrate it as Muslim and
it's such a shame when you see Muslim putting a tree and you know celebrating Christmas and stuff
like that. Let's know that I mean, I know that just Allah smart Allah says Wilma and Amina and mushy
keen I'm not from the machine again I don't do when they do they don't practice like they made a
worship Allah like that. I don't do my religion the way they do urge in me so Salam said you are
		

			doing them and how that digital call me unipolarity when you are doing them and had the law also
that you cannot ever show that love and support to anything that Schofer like the concept Jesus son
of God or Buddha is God or anything of that nature they what I do what to shun Adam saying this
because there's young people on this gathering and also this apply by the way to Halloween apply
also to any religious Easter in India but Christmas is very distinguished very different
		

			one thing we need to learn and we need to teach our children and I want young Muslim to hear me out
all young brothers sisters Hear me out.
		

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			you have to understand and to summarize this you have your religion and I have my religion
		

			it is you and me
		

			I'm not you versus me
		

			now it's an it's not you on well it's not me on me.
		

			You have your legend on Amedda legit
		

			you celebrated you do it he this is part of your practice disparate if your culture, this part of
your deen it's not part of mine. And I have to stand firm into this. I can't lose my dean over this
I can't just you know became a blurry line that has certain things you would lie in this drill. And
one of them is still hate.
		

			I came to accept the concept that you know what I celebrate in any form of race shape or close to
that the concept of Jesus son of God. No, but you know what? I respect your religion. I respect your
celebration. I suspect you this for you. And but this is not something I celebrate.
		

			But
		

			it is important at this point, especially with younger children. Please talk to them about the cost
of their hate. Why eternity is not a slack. Why treat is wrong from our progress Muslims.
		

			excellent time to speak about the concept of New Haven Trent. Hear it from me. Take it from your
brother.
		

			Parents.
		

			Don't take the heat for granted.
		

			Don't think your children like you. Many parents have risen and grew up in a different time where
their Eman their foundation of Eman is unshakable. No matter how much they fall no matter how much
they send the safety net. The young generations do not have a safety net, no matter how religious
they are. Now, realize how religious you are or your or your parents are. There is no such critical
safety net and most of the cases it's a freefall of the fall we freefall. So make sure you inserted
taught from an early age about the dual heat about Allah, that Allah is not a human being Allah has
no son, Allah is no partner. I don't need to hear that. I don't need to be reminded of that. That's
		

			so part of who I am. It's part of my DNA. But that's not the case with my kids. I know that
		

			the kids will tell you why God cannot have a son. Don't get too angry.
		

			Explain to him why.
		

			Why do we don't believe in eternal why we don't believe that Christianity today have changed.
		

			That's an excellent opportunity for you. Also, please, let's teach our kids to respect other
people's
		

			and to respect what they have.
		

			Let them do my religion. And that's it. And that space kept when it comes to the religion
		

			because sometimes, especially in circles, we became more marking using language was not respectful
about others. That's not correct.
		

			And we should not teach them that to be disrespectful to other in Ibiza salaam when hear from people
not Christian to Jews, people pagans. He treat them with respect. He listened to them he talked to
them Hala ferrata, but what did you learn? You finish from what you want to say, can you hear me up?
		

			And he explained to him what he believes it.
		

			They also make sure that our kids
		

			don't turn out not in Bukit not supposed to be Ahmed Deedat at school
		

			or Zakir Naik at school debating everybody
		

			you know good school to debate everyone I'm became a debater make sure he knows how to carry a
conversation, but I'm not looking for to debate people to stop by them. And I'll tell you many kids,
I asked my kids this a lot, especially the older kids, they told me about you know, the moment we
start interacting and they see how you know, we we practice and what we do these these curious Okay,
what about this? What about that they asked you and he explained to him that you know, you need to
know how to explain to them but if he never taught your kids they still hate the not gonna be able
to explain stuff he does.
		

			And how all of this create curiosity from them to add even sometimes they copy what you say in sha
Allah, Ma sha Allah, you know, my son use of giving us an arm he was asking me about Friday Night
Lights in a he's he he moved to this period short period of time to Spain.
		

			So he was telling me you know, the school that he's in or the board isn't
		

			he said most of the kids now say all this is haram. Why? Because there's like four or five Muslims
in the group. Some big slick
		

			it's a soccer academy. So most of the kids there they keep saying you know, they're not some
majority but there's four or five Muslim there. So they learn Nate Oh, that's haram we don't do
that. That's halal. You know, so he said he really became funny like you wouldn't be one we play
FIFA and you know somebody and do like something like follow someone he said that's around it now
they became like involved that culture Muslims wrap them quickly. So what I'm trying to say here you
know so many sisters they didn't even start the conversation
		

			it just people approach while you were to conjure up oh what's Islam What's this? And a lot of
people became curious on what many people will make kids will come to the messages to pray to see
how Muslim pray so make sure that you basically Adam come out how many times I'm gonna come in tell
you I mean the brothers here telling me so many times about how just friends and people and
colleagues became interested slam because the way b but when the See you distinguish but if you
became a me and do the same thing I'm not curious to know what you have
		

			if I do everything you do what's the point that is no different between me and you?
		

			But wouldn't get people curiosity Wouldn't they know the job principles and breaks and now I don't
do that I'm Muslim.
		

			Also I want to say
		

			celebrating Christmas that doesn't mean that you don't wish for example he many times when people
especially have some people relevant or related to him you know muscles when you celebrate Christmas
what he can do you know what are neighbors I really wish you a very happy time with your family
		

			a phrase like this there is nothing wrong with that at all. Because what you are most people in
America today when the Christmas for them it's a good time for family to come together not about
that religious concept. So you specifically mentioned this and if that's what you mean by say I wish
you a very good time with your family you know have a happy holiday with your family you know we
should do kind of any words in that concept that is allowed it is allowed
		

			I do have
		

			I'm not comfortable with using the word Merry Christmas
		

			I'm not comfortable with using this turns for Muslims because it has an religious connotation to it.
		

			You know so I think you should replace it and we have an M Jaffa to adolescence so you can say Happy
Holiday happy because somebody's telling you hey Merry Christmas you don't get you don't need to
give him a lecture by the way I don't celebrate Christmas I don't believe in happy we it's it's a
drive thru and Starbucks
		

			okay, it's just as a cashier and you know, martial law, there's a long life. You know, I don't need
the lecture
		

			to turn it to me and debate like, hey, just want but you know
		

			somebody's telling you that they think you you didn't need to be on the routes and I don't celebrate
Christmas even ask you to celebrate his slimming Episode No problem thank him there is a time for
you oh you guys always would know I don't
		

			okay
		

			because some people feel that there is less duty that I have to do someone tell me Merry Christmas I
have to tell him I don't celebrate Christmas
		

			thank you for you being nice thing any interesting as a compliment. He's not trying to convert you
to Christianity. So don't take it any too. Too much too far than what it is really? Is that make
sense? Okay.
		

			Also what if he gave me a gift
		

			and you don't let us give to not allow somebody give you a Christmas store as a cross or not allowed
to accept you see, kindly you're a candidate. But what if it's not unlimited somebody give me a gift
in Christmas.
		

			I do believe you're allowed to receive it. Because receiving it it does not mean to me that you are
actively participating in the celebration of it. Like your
		

			mother in law or father in law. Somebody gives you a thank you
		

			you know, they know they don't celebrate but it's a gift for them. It's a happy occasion for them
that's why they give it to you. And there is no religious significance in the gift in itself and its
nature
		

			to what about me giving them a gift if you give them a gift during Christmas that's participating in
celebrating Christmas and I don't believe it's allowed. But what you can do you can give it before
or after you know around the holiday you know hey the holidays come end of the year happy new year I
want to give you a gift
		

			and you know what? I tell my son My in laws
		

			you know you guys give us a gift and Christmas we give you twice and the filter isn't AHA
		

			so we're more generous I mean we give you two times mentioned and giving them gifts and eight so
they know also
		

			and you might be lucky and they start giving you a gift and you're late to so you get three gifts
died so so I hope that explain it.
		

			And what about work I know this little children work if they give you the work gifts and stuff like
that it's the same thing. You can accept it as long as not a religious or haram gift and it's
somebody gives you Jack Daniel like whiskey for Christmas now you can take that to whatever they
give it to me share what I do with it
		

			and the drainage for that it as shift can I carry it to my house to drain it? Yes, he can. was not
allowed to carry it to drink it or to serve it to someone but to take it to destroy it or to
basically get rid of it. It's Allah can I give it to non Muslim as a gift? Somebody gave me a wine
can I give it to non Muslims ago, the majority of the VA said it's not allowed the vast majority of
people God but anyway to him a lot. Others said it's a lot but I don't lean toward that opinion at
all. They