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What is the ruling on greeting Christians on the occasion of their festivals by saying Kul sanah wa antum tayyibeen (roughly equivalent to “many happy returns”), wishing them well and hoping that they will be good, i.e., that they will not annoy us with regard to our religion, and not with the aim of congratulating them on their shirk, as some shaykhs think?.
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What is forbidden with regard to congratulating the Christians on the occasion of their festivals is expressing joy to them, being overly polite and showing approval of their actions, even if that is only expressed outwardly without feeling it inwardly.
▫️The prohibition concerns those who show any kind of participation or approval, such as giving gifts, verbal greetings, taking time off work, making food, going to places of leisure, and other customs of celebration. Having any intention other than what is said (when congratulating them) does not make it permissible. The outward appearance of these actions is sufficient to say that it is prohibited.
▫️It is well known that most of those who take a lenient attitude towards such matters do not intend to join the Christians in their shirk; rather what motivates them in some cases is showing politeness, and in other cases it is shyness, but politeness with regard to falsehood is not permissible; rather what is required is to denounce the evil and strive to change it.
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