FatwaNegeri SembilanSocial & Contemporary Issues
Orang Islam Mengucapkan Tahniah Dan Ucapan Selamat Bersempena Perayaan Agama Orang Bukan Islam
Can Muslims offer congratulations and greetings on the religious celebrations of non-Muslims?
Short answer
Offering congratulations or greetings to non-Muslims on their religious celebrations, including through cards, email or SMS, is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Sembilan
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Offering congratulations or greetings to non-Muslims on their religious celebrations, including through cards, email or SMS, is permissible. The condition is that the greeting does not acknowledge, praise or honour a non-Islamic religion and does not use their religious symbols. Conduct that affects belief, such as recognising other religions or treating all religions as equal, is prohibited, while conduct based on social relations and unity is allowed.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Memberi ucapan tahniah dan selamat atau mengirimkan ucapan melalui kad atau alat-alat telekomunikasi seperti e-mail atau sistem pesanan ringkas (sms) dan sebagainya kepada orang bukan Islam sempena dengan perayaan agama mereka adalah harus
Read the full fatwa on the Negeri Sembilan website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Negeri Sembilan Mufti Department. “Orang Islam Mengucapkan Tahniah Dan Ucapan Selamat Bersempena Perayaan Agama Orang Bukan Islam”, date not stated. https://muftins.gov.my/fatwa/orang-islam-mengucapkan-tahniah-dan-ucapan-selamat-bersempena-perayaan-agama-orang-bukan-islam/. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-muslims-congratulate-non-muslims-religious-festivals/