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Prohibition For Imitating Other Nations
Assalamualaikum
Ghamidi sahab said that we can wish Christmas,holi,diwali etc to non Muslims as long as there is no shirk or any bad activity in that specific occasion or event. But what does he says about the Hadith that”whoever imitates(copies) a people is one of them” and fasting on Ashura, Prophet S.A.W when saw Jews that they were fasting on 10th Muharram because on that day jews were liberated from paraoh(firoun) by Moosa A.S ,so Propeht S.A.W said that we are more nearer to Moosa A.S so he said to fast on that day,but (in another Hadith)when it was said to Prophet S.A.W that it is a day of esteem(respect,high regards) for Jews,so Prophet S.A.W said that when the next year will come we will fast on 9th Muharram,if we read the other Ahadith about its context so an impression to differentiate with Jews come,i didn’t get any thing which says that he said to fast on 9th because of being nearer to Moses A.S?How did Ghamidi sahab got that result?
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Prohibition For Imitating Other Nations
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Prohibition of imitating other nations is not a general law. Prophet himself was asked in the Quran to follow the creed and practices of previous prophets. Hadith narrations in this regard have to do with the presence of polytheistic beliefs in a certain practice or some other factors that are against the objective of Islam: tazkiya (purity). Some of these narrations are also in the context of punishment (azab) that was about to be rendered upon the deniers of Prophet Muhammad as a result of Itmam-e-Hujjah. Each such narration must be understood within the framework of Islam given in the Quran and the Sunnah.
The following thread will help you learn how to understand hadith narrations in general:
Also the following FAQ will help you understand the law of Itmam-e-Hujjah:
There are no credible hadith narrations in my knowledge regarding Ashura that give the impression of opposing the Jews.
If you want to understand a specific credible narration, please create a separate discussion with proper references for that narration.
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