, i have read the islamic view on april fool`s day and basically to the best of my understanding muslims shouldn`t celebrate this day
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assalamoalaikum wa rehmatullah brother in
islam! my question today is re the issues of april fool`s day, i have read the
islamic view on april fool`s day and basically to the best of my understanding
muslims shouldn`t celebrate this day and pull pranks on others but some ppl say
that the islamic jurists who have gave this explanation are wrong, and that
april fool`s has nothing to do with islam?
Can you please shed some light onto this
matter via proof from quran or hadees and let me know which party is correct?
jazakallah khairum
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Answer:
April fool day
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verse 135:O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice as witnesses to
Allah even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it
be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts) lest ye
swerve and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice; verily, Allah is
well-acquainted with all that ye do.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 8:O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as witnesses to
fair dealing.
Dear and Beloved Brother in Islam, Islam guides and
commands its followers to always stand on the side of the Truth. Jokes and pranks are almost always based on
lies and falsehoods, so that one may have a laugh at the expense of another’s
mishap or misery invented from a lie; and the telling of lies is absolutely
forbidden in the deen of Truth called Al-Islam.
And when lies are forbidden, it cannot be considered
righteousness or piety in the least to allocate a day in the year where
something which is forbidden would become permissible!!!
Your Statement: some ppl say that the islamic
jurists who have gave this explanation are
wrong, and that april fool`s has nothing to do
with islam?
The people who made the statement that ‘that
april fool`s has nothing to do with islam’ are absolutely right; for indeed
the deen of Truth called Al-Islam has absolutely nothing to do with such a
celebration or commemoration with the concept of lies and falsehoods, even for one single moment
of a day!!!
‘April fool day’ is a day of celebration and commemoration
of the ignorant who glorify the concept of lies and falsehood in the guise of
jokes and pranks they play and have a laugh at the expense of their
friends. The believers who sincerely fear
Allah and the Last Day are sincere well-wishers to their friends and
acquaintances alike, and there is absolutely no room for the concept of lies
and falsehoods in the deen of Truth called Al-Islam, even for a single moment
of one day!
Your Question: Can you please shed some light
onto this matter via proof from quran or hadees and let me know which party is
correct?
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 119: Allah will say (on the Day of Judgment):
"This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth: theirs
are Gardens with rivers flowing beneath their eternal home: Allah well-pleased
with them and they with Allah: that is the Great Salvation.”
Beloved brother in Islam, the answer to your question is
as simple as this: the party which glorifies the concept of truth is correct,
and the party which strives to glorify the concept of lies and falsehood, even
for a moment in a day, is obviously in the wrong!
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan