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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 114 : HUKUM MENGUCAPKAN TAHNIAH DAN UCAPAN SELAMAT MENYAMBUT KEDATANGAN RAMADHAN
Is it permissible to offer greetings and congratulations on the arrival of Ramadan, such as Ramadan Mubarak and have a blessed fast?
Short answer
Greetings on the arrival of Ramadan, Syawal or other months fall under customary matters, and the default ruling is permissibility as long as no evidence prohibits them.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Greetings on the arrival of Ramadan, Syawal or other months fall under customary matters, and the default ruling is permissibility as long as no evidence prohibits them. The fatwa cites the hadith of Abu Hurairah on the coming of Ramadan and the report that the Prophet gave glad tidings of its arrival to his companions, which some scholars regard as the basis of this practice. It concludes that such greetings, including wishing others a good fast, are permitted because they do not contradict Islamic law.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam isu ucapan-ucapan selamat bersempena dengan ketibaan bulan-bulan tertentu atau hari-hari tertentu, kita menyatakan bahawa ia termasuk dalam perkara-perkara adat yang mana hukum asal bagi kesemuanya ini adalah harus selama mana tidak terdapatnya dalil yang melarang.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 114 : HUKUM MENGUCAPKAN TAHNIAH DAN UCAPAN SELAMAT MENYAMBUT KEDATANGAN RAMADHAN”, 8 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3377-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-114-hukum-mengucapkan-tahniah-dan-ucapan-selamat-menyambut-kedatangan-ramadhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-greetings-for-arrival-of-ramadan/