If they are Muslims and they gather only because they are all off from work and school and they don’t celebrate Christmas but only gather as a family or friends, this is permissible.

Can you kindly answer for myself and some family/friends if it permissable to gather on Christmas day to eat together. The purpose of the gathering is friends and family feel holidays are the only time to see each other and spend quality time together. I personally don’t take part in this.

Other | January 3, 2016 8:17 pm
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I hope this question can be answered by the Sheikh himself. I have the intention to repent from my old sins and have decided that I want to continue memorizing the Qur’an and getting closer to Allah. Can you give me some steps in worship and character that I can do to build myself up as a religious person after I repent? I don’t know where to start.
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