The ruling on celebratingMother’s Day and Family Day

An article was published by An-Nadwah newspaper on 30/11/1384 A.H.
entitled Takreem Al-Umm wa Takreem Al-Usrah ) Honoring The Mother and
The Family ). The writer appreciated some aspects of the Western
innovation of allocating one day during the year to mothers. He
mentioned something that was overlooked by the people who introduced
this day, namely, the children who have lost their mothers become sad
when they see their friends celebrating theirmothers. Hence, he
suggested that the celebration should be done for the entire family
and provided the justification that Islam did not ordain that day on
the grounds that the Islamic Sharee'ah (Islamic legislation) orders
Muslims to honor their mothers and be good to them at all times. As
such, there is no need to allocate one day during the year to mothers.
The writer was correct in providing that justification and mentioning
the bad aspect that was overlooked by the people who introduced
Mother's Day. However, he did not mention that religious innovations
counter the explicit texts that were narrated on the authority ofthe
Messenger of Islam, , nor did he mention the danger involved in
imitating the polytheists and disbelievers. Therefore, I wrote this to
draw the attention of the writer and other people to what is involved
in the religious innovation of Mother's Day, as well as the
otherreligious innovations that have been brought up by the enemies of
Islam and the people who are ignorant of Islam, thus, tarnishing Islam
and causing people to stay away from it. Finally, this has brought
confusion and disunity and only Allaah The Almighty knows how damaging
and harmful they are.
It is proven from authentic Hadeeths (narrations) that the Messenger
of Allaah, , warnedagainst religious innovations and imitating the
enemies of Allaah, namely the Jews, Christians and other polytheists.
He said: "Whoever introduces something new in this matter of ours
(Islam)that is not part of it will have it rejected." [Al-Bukhaari and
Muslim] Another Hadeeth states: " Whoever does anything that is not in
accordance with this matter of ours (Islam) will have itrejected."
[Muslim] It means that the innovated matter will not be accepted from
the innovator. TheMessenger of Allaah, , used tosay in the Friday
Khutbah (sermon): "The best of speech is the Book of Allaah and the
best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. The worst of matters are
those which are newly-invented and every innovation (in religion) is
an error." [Muslim]
There is no doubt that allocating one day during the year to mothers
and families is something new to Islam, as it was not done by the
Messenger of Allaah, , and his Companions. As such, Mother's Day must
not be celebrated and Muslims should be warned against celebrating it,
for it is sufficient for them to adhere onlyto what is legislated by
Allaah The Almighty and His Messenger, .
The writer mentioned that the Islamic Sharee'ah urges people tohonor
and be dutiful to their mothers at all times. He is right. Muslims,
thus, must be satisfied with what Allaah The Almighty legislated for
them. They are required to be always good to their mothers, revere
them, be kind to them and listen to them within the limits of
Sharee'ah . In addition, Muslims must be aware of the innovated
matters that Allaah The Almighty warned them against and which lead
them to resembling the enemies of Allaah The Almighty, following them
and deeming as good whatever religious innovations they come up with.
Muslims are required to be dutiful to, honor and maintain good
relations withnot only their mothers but also their fathers and kin.
Allaah The Almighty forbids undutifulness and severance of kinship
ties. He allocated special care and dutifulness to mothers because
they provide their children with the utmost care and suffer more in
pregnancy, breastfeeding and raising them.
Allaah The Almighty Says (what means):
· } And your Lord has decreed thatyou not worship except Him, and to
parents, good treatment. { [Quran 17:23]
· } And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother
carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness,and his
weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me
is the [final] destination. { [Quran 31:14]
· } So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption onearth
and sever your [ties of] relationship? { [Quran 47:22]
In an authentic Hadeeth (narration), the Messenger of Allaah, , said:
"'Shall I not tell you of the greatest of the grave major sins?' They
said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allaah.' He said: 'Associating partners
with Allaah and being undutiful to one's parents.' He was reclining,
but he sat up and said : 'And false speech and false witness.'"
A man asked the Messenger of Allaah, , saying, "'O Messengerof Allaah,
who among people is the most entitled to my good companionship?' He
said : 'Your mother.' The man asked, 'Then who?' He said : 'Your
mother.' He asked,'Then who?' He said : 'Your mother.' He asked, 'Then
who?' He said: 'Your father then the closet of your kin.' "
The Messenger of Allaah, , also said that a person who severs kinship
relations will not be admitted into Paradise.
In another authentic Hadeeth , the Prophet, , said: "Whoever would
like to have his provision increased for him and his life span
extended for him, let him maintain kinship ties."
These Hadeeths are enough to support our argument. When contemplated,
they clearly indicate the obligation of honoring, respecting, and
treating one's parents and kinfolk with kindness. They also indicate
the ugliness of being undutiful to one's parents and severing kinship
ties, for by doingso a person commits a grave major sin that will
definitely bring the wrath of Allaah The Almighty upon himself and he
will end up in Hell – may Allaah save us. This is graver than the
tradition that was introduced by the West to honor mothers one day
during the year and neglect them all other days, along with
overlooking the rights of fathers and the rest of kin.
Sensible people realize the great corruption that arises from this
custom, which also opposes the Sharee'ah of Allaah The Almighty and
violates the prohibitions of the Messenger of Allaah, .
The same applies to birthday celebrations, national and independence
day celebrations, anniversaries commemorating ascension to the throne,
and the like. In this regard, Muslims followed the enemies of Allaah
The Almighty and overlooked the religious forbiddance of
imitatingthem. There is a sound Hadeeth on the authority of the
Messenger of Allaah, , who said: " 'You will follow the ways of those
who came before you step by step, to such an extent that if they were
to enter a lizard's hole, you would enter it too.' They said, 'O
Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and Christians?' He said:
'Who else?' "
Another version of this Hadeeth states: " 'My Ummah (nation) will
follow the previous nations, handspan by hand span and cubit by
cubit.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, do you mean the Persians
and the Romans?' He said: 'Who else?' "
The reality proves what was said by the most truthful one; the
Messenger, . The Muslim community -- except those whom Allaah The
Almighty -- has willed, imitate the Jews, Christians, Magains and
other disbelievers in their morals and deeds. This accentuated the
alienation of Islam. Moreover, thepractices, morals and lifestyle of
the disbelievers became better in the eyes of many Muslims than what
is enjoined by Islam.
Many Muslims have regrettably taken what is good as evil, acts ofthe
Sunnah (tradition) as religiousinnovations, and vice versa, out of
ignorance and because they reject the noble morals and upright deeds
urged by Islam. Wesupplicate Allaah The Almighty tohelp Muslims to
understand their religion well, to reform their conditions, to guide
their leaders and to help their scholars and writers to circulate the
good aspects of Islam and warn against religious innovations
thattarnish the image of Islam and cause people to avert from it.
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