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layout: post
title: "Ruling on participating with Christians in their non-religious celebrations"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah no. -28"
category: [fatwas,walabara,festivals]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 6, 1441
lang: en
locale: en
note: true
excerpt: "Is it permissible for a Muslim to participate with Christians in their non-religious celebrations and share in their sorrows, such as birthday celebrations or sending condolences to the bereaved in or outside the cemetery?"
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq al-Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/
---

### Question: 

Is it permissible for a Muslim to participate with Christians in their non-religious celebrations and share in their sorrows, such as birthday celebrations or sending condolences to the bereaved in or outside the cemetery?

### Answer:

Sharing non-religious celebrations and sorrows with the Christians is not permissible.