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  • Gifts On Non-Muslim Festivals

    Umer updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 6 Replies
  • Umer

    Moderator October 3, 2023 at 9:08 am

    No, mere acceptance of gifts does not count as shirk. However, we should not engage in any ceremony which involves polytheism or polytheistic rituals and neither should we eat any sweets/food which are given in the name other than Allah to please any deity besides Him nor should we eat meat on which Zabiha requirements have not been fulfilled.

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  • Muhammad Zain

    Member October 3, 2023 at 9:34 am

    I will be more specific here. I want to ask in mobile games there are special offers and gifts on non muslim festivals of China,Christmas,Halloween and many more like that.i personally believe its okay to accept it but an opinion will be well appreciated.

    • Umer

      Moderator October 3, 2023 at 9:37 am

      Yes there is nothing wrong in accepting such gifts.

    • Muhammad Zain

      Member October 3, 2023 at 2:45 pm

      Sorry to bother again but one sentence in your response is troublesome that “neither should we eat any sweets/food which are given in the name other than Allah to please any deity besides Him”.Isn’t gifts like those i mentioned in games fall in same category.if not then please explain a little.

    • Umer

      Moderator October 5, 2023 at 2:02 am

      No, this restriction on eating such sweets/foods relates to the dietary matters (for eating) while the gifts being discussed in the question above are not dietary in any way.

  • Muhammad Zain

    Member October 3, 2023 at 9:38 am

    Thanks a lot!

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