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layout: post
title: "Ruling on attending Buddhist ceremonies"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah of KSA no. 6397"
category: [fatwas,walabara,festivals]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 6, 1441
locale: en
lang: en
note: true
excerpt: "It is not permissible to do any of the things mentioned. In fact, doing them is Haram, as it is sharing in their disbelief and helping them in what is not permissible in Islam."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Qa'ud
      url: /biography/qaud/
---

### Question: 
 
What is the ruling on Muslim's taking part in the celebrations held by the Buddhists for their dead, such as:
- A. Attending cremations
- B. Donations for these celebrations when not attending
- C. Giving black flowers to the bereaved family
- D. Wearing a black ribbon around the arm or the neck
- E. Visiting the homes of the bereaved relatives to offer condolences

### Answer:

It is not permissible to do any of the things mentioned. In fact, doing them is Haram (prohibited), as it is sharing in their disbelief and helping them in what is not permissible in Islam.