Celebrating Valentine Day in islaam..
Praise be to Allaah, the
Lord of the Worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet
Muhammad and upon all his family and companions
Allaah has
chosen for us Islam as our religion and He will not accept any other
religion from anyone, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the
Hereafter he will be one of the losers [Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us
that groups of his ummah would follow the enemies of Allaah in some of
their rituals and customs, as it says in the hadeeth of Abu Sa’eed
al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him), who narrated that the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 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.” We said, “O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the
Jews and Christians?” He said, “Who else?!”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari
in al-I’tisaam bi’l-Kitaab wa’l-Sunnah, Baab Qawl al-Nabi(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) La tattabi’unna Sanan man kaana
qablakum, 8/151; and by Muslim in Kitaab al-‘Ilm, Baab Ittibaa’ Sanan
al-Yahood wa’l-Nasaara, 4/2054)
What the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke of has indeed come to pass and
has become widespread in recent times, in many of the Muslim countries.
Many of the Muslims follow the enemies of Allaah in many of their
customs and ways of behaving, and imitate them in some of their rituals
and in celebrating their holidays.
Valentine’s Day is a
jaahili Roman festival, which continued to be celebrated until after the
Romans became Christian. This festival became connected with the saint
known as Valentine who was sentenced to death on 14 February 270 CE. The
kuffaar still celebrate this festival, during which immorality and evil
are practised widely. For more details on this celebration, please see:
Celebrating Valentine’s Day
The story of the Festival of Love (Valentine’s Day)
The Festival of Love was one of the festivals of the pagan Romans, when
paganism was the prevalent religion of the Romans more than seventeen
centuries ago. In the pagan Roman concept, it was an expression of
“spiritual love”.
There were myths associated with this pagan
festival of the Romans, which persisted with their Christian heirs.
Among the most famous of these myths was the Roman belief that Romulus,
the founder of Rome, was suckled one day by a she-wolf, which gave him
strength and wisdom.
The Romans used to celebrate this event in
mid-February each year with a big festival. One of the rituals of this
festival was the sacrifice of a dog and a goat. Two strong and muscular
youths would daub the blood of the dog and goat onto their bodies, then
they would wash the blood away with milk. After that there would be a
great parade, with these two youths at its head, which would go about
the streets. The two youths would have pieces of leather with which they
would hit everyone who crossed their path. The Roman women would
welcome these blows, because they believed that they could prevent or
cure infertility.
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In Islam, the festivals are clearly defined and well established, and
no additions or subtractions may be accepted. They are an essential part
of our worship and there is no room for ijtihaad or personal opinion.
They have been prescribed for us by Allaah and His Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said:
“Festivals are part of the laws, clear way and religious ceremonies of which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
‘To each among you, We have prescribed a law and a clear way[al-Maa’idah 5:48]
‘For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow’[al-Hajj 22:67]
The purpose of Valentine’s Day in these times is to spread love
between all people, believers and disbelievers alike. Undoubtedly it is
haraam to love the kaafirs. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“You (O Muhammad) will not find any people who believe in Allaah and
the Last Day, making friendship with those who oppose Allaah and His
Messenger (Muhammad), even though they were their fathers or their sons
or their brothers or their kindred (people)…”[al-Mujaadilah 58:22]
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
“Allaah tells us that there is no believer who takes a kaafir as a close
friend. Whoever takes a kaafir as a close friend is not a believer.
Outward imitation may be taken as a sign of love, so it is haraam.”
(al-Iqtidaa’, 1/490).
Alas for the Muslim girls!
Among the things that have been seen among the Muslims on this holiday:
1- All the female students agreeing with their friends to tie a red ribbon on the right wrist.
2- Wearing something red (a blouse, hair clip, shoes…). This reached
such an extent last year that when we entered the classroom we found
most of the students wearing it, as if it was a uniform.
3- Red
balloons on which are written the words “I love you”. They usually bring
these out at the end of the school day, in an area far from where the
teachers can see them.
4- Writing names and hearts on their hands, or just initials.
5- Red roses are widespread on this day.
Groups of girls entered their lecture rooms on February 14, each of
them wearing something red, with red heart-shaped stickers on their
faces, wearing red make-up. They started to exchange red-coloured gifts
and kiss one another warmly. This happened in more than one university
in the Muslim world, even in an Islamic university. In other words they
were celebrating Saint Valentine’s Day.
On that day, secondary
schools (high schools) were astonished by the large numbers of female
students who brought red roses of the finest quality, coloured their
faces with red cosmetics, wore red earrings, and started to exchange
gifts and warm greetings, in celebration of this day.
Al-Mawsoo’ah al-‘Arabiyyah (the Arabic Encyclopaedia) says that there
are special customs for Valentine’s Day, such as printing love poems on
cards to be given to relatives and those whom one loves. Some of them
draw funny pictures on these cards, and the most common phrase written
on them is “be my Valentine”. Parties are often held during the day,
where they dance in their fashion. The Europeans still celebrate this
holiday. In Britain, sales of flowers reached 22 million pounds. More
chocolate is consumed on this day, and companies offer free messages on
their Web sites to advertise those sites.
The Fatwa of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him)
Question:
In recent times the celebration of Valentine’s Day has become
widespread, especially among female students. This is one of the
Christian holidays. They wear all red clothes, including their shoes,
and they exchange red flowers… We hope that you can tell us the ruling
on celebrating such holidays. What do you advise the Muslims to do with
regard to such things? May Allaah keep you and take care of you.
He replied:
Celebrating Valentine’s Day is not permitted for several reasons:
1 – It is an innovated celebration which has no basis in sharee’ah.
2 – It calls for people to keep their hearts and minds busy with these
foolish things that go against the guidance of the pious predecessors
(may Allaah be pleased with them), so it is not permitted on this day to
do any of the customs associated with that holiday, whether that be
connected to food, drink, clothing, exchanging gifts or anything else.
The Muslim should be proud of his religion and not be so weak of
character that he follows everyone who makes a noise. I ask Allaah to
protect the Muslims from all temptations, visible and invisible, and to
take care of us and give us strength. And Allaah knows best.
The Fatwa of the Standing Committee
The Standing Committee was also asked a question about this holiday:
Some people celebrate the fourteenth day of February of each Christian
year as the Day of Love (Valentine’s Day), where they exchange gifts of
red roses and wear red clothes, and congratulate one another. Some the
bakeries make sweets that are red in colour, with hearts drawn on them,
and some stores have advertisements for their products that are
especially for this day. What is your opinion?
The Committee replied:
It is haraam for the Muslim to help with this festival or any other
haraam celebration in any way, be it food, drink, buying, selling,
manufacturing, corresponding, advertising or in any other way, because
all of that constitutes helping one another in sin, transgression and
disobedience towards Allaah and His Messenger, and Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“Help you one another in Al‑Birr
and At‑Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one
another in sin and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is
Severe in punishment”[al-Maa’idah 5:2]
Finally, we offer our brothers the following advice:
1 – They should urge the khateebs of the mosques to tell the people and
warn them. They should explain this matter to the imaam of the mosque
and tell him when this day is approaching. They should give him a copy
of the fatwas of the Standing Committee and of Shaykh Muhamamd ibn
Saalih ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah forgive him). Every person should make
the effort to contact the imaam of his mosque and tell him about this.
Certainly there are imaams of mosques among the brothers so perhaps the
responsibility of telling them about this will be discharged when they
read this article.
2 – Every teacher should explain the reality of
this holiday and warn his or her students about it. They will be
answerable before Allaah tomorrow. They should explain that it is haraam
by quoting the Fatwaa of the Standing Committee. All that should begin a
week beforehand in order to be of any benefit.
3 – Those who go
around and check on people and the headquarters of organizations should
be notified of any shops which are selling gifts for this day or which
put up pictures showing what the gift is or how it is wrapped.
4 –
Each person should make his family members aware of this. Whoever has
sisters in school or brothers should tell them and warn them about this
matter, because many people are unaware of this holiday and what it
means.
We ask Allaah 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 Allaah send
blessings upon His slave and Messenger Muhammad, and upon all his
family and companions.
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