Ucapan Merry X Mas

Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Ugama Islam Malaysia Kali Ke-78 yang bersidang pada 12 Jun 2007 telah membincangkan Hukum Orang Islam Mengucapkan Tahniah Dan Ucapan Selamat Bersempena Perayaan Agama Bukan Islam. Muzakarah telah memutuskan bahawa:

1) Apa jua amalan atau perlakuan orang Islam dalam hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan perayaan orang bukan Islam sekiranya melibatkan akidah atau iktikad seperti mengiktiraf agama bukan Islam atau menganggap semua agama adalah sama, maka ia ditegah oleh Islam.

- Muslim are prohibited from matters that will degrade their faith(iman) and creed(akidah). Matters incl acknowledging religion faith other than Islam. (this is a common law for all Muslim, just like Christian, Judaism ect)

2) Walau bagaimanapun sekiranya amalan atau perlakuan tersebut hanya atas dasar kemasyarakatan atau hubungan sosial antara Islam dan bukan Islam untuk tujuan perpaduan, maka ia dibenarkan oleh Islam.

- However, it is permissible for Muslim to acknowledge non-muslim beliefs in the context of communal unity or social interaction.

3) 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, dengan syarat ucapan itu tidak mengiktiraf, memuji atau memuliakan agama bukan Islam serta tidak menggunakan sebarang simbol atau lambang keagamaan mereka dalam kiriman ucapan tersebut.

- Wishing a non muslim on their festival is permissible without associating faith or creed. However, Muslim are discourage from paganism praises when wishing the non muslim on their festival.

Source: Fatwa Kebangsaan Malaysia
http://www.e-fatwa.gov.my/fatwa-kebangsaan/hukum-orang-islam-mengucapkan-tahniah-dan-ucapan-selamat-bersempena-perayaan-agama-

So you see, Muslims are permitted to wish the Non Muslim esp Christian on their festive seasons. Please don't fall victim to the politician polemics on agendas to divide the unity of Malaysian. The permissibility of congratulating non-Muslims on their festival becomes more of an obligation if they offer their greetings on Islamic festive occasions, as we are commanded to return good treatment with similar treatment, and to return the greeting with a better one or at least with the same greeting. Allah Almighty says:

“When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or at least return it equally…” (Surah An-Nisa' 4: 86)

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http://kurauking.blogspot.com/2014/12/ucapan-merry-x-mas.html

Wallahu'alam