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Celebrating Valentine's Day
The Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam told us that his people would follow the enemies of Allah in some of their rituals and customs, as it says in the Hadith of Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri RA, who narrated that the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said: "You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span, cubit by cubit, until even if they were to enter a lizard's hole, you would follow them." (Narrated by al-Bukhari)
What the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam spoke of has indeed come to pass and has become widespread in recent times. Many Muslims follow the enemies of Allah in many of their customs and ways of behaving, and imitate them in some of their rituals and in celebrating their `days'.
The matter has become even worse by the opening up of mass communications between peoples, whereby the rituals and customs of others are now transmitted with the glamorous adornment of sound and image from their countries into the Muslim countries, via satellite TV and the World Wide Web (Internet). Many Muslims have been deceived by its glamour.
In recent years, a new phenomenon has spread among the Muslim youth – males and females alike – which does not bode well. This is manifested in their imitation of pagans in their celebration of the Valentine's Day, which has led the scholars and Daa'iyahs to explain the rulings of the Shariah, so that Muslims may have a clear understanding of this issue and so that they will not fall into that which will undermine the belief (`Aqeedah) with which Allah has blessed them.
Since Valentine's Day goes back to the Roman times, not the Islamic times, it means that this is something which belongs exclusively to the Pagan Romans, not to Islam, and Muslims have no share and no part in it. Celebrating Valentine's Day means resembling or imitating the pagan Romans. Imitating pagans in general is Haraam, whether that imitation is of their worship – which is the most serious form – or of their customs and behavior. This is indicated by the Qur'an, Sunnah and Ijmaa' (scholarly consensus).
Imitation causes defects in the Muslim personality, such as feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, weakness and defeatism. It leads to shunning and keeping away from the path and laws of Allah. Experience shows that admiration and imitation of western ways causes people to love them, have complete faith in them and take them as friends and helpers, and to reject Islam and its people, its heroes, its legacy and values, and become ignorant of all of that.
The purpose of Valentine's Day in these times is to spread love between all people. The love referred to on this day ever since the pagans revived it as romantic love outside the framework of marriage. The result is the spread of Zina (fornication and adultery) and immorality. Hence, even the Christian clergy opposed it at some stage and abolished it, then it came back again.
We should make our family members and friends aware of this. Whoever has sisters in school or brothers should tell them and warn them about this, because many people are unaware of this day and what it means.
We ask Allah to protect the Muslims from the harm of temptations and from the evil of their own selves and the plots of their enemies, for He is the All-hearing Who answers prayers. May Allah send blessings upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad, and upon all his family and companions.
Ameen
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