Question
Every year me and my cousins would hang out on New Year's Eve and have fun. But Alhamdulillah I haven't attended the party last year due to being busy. But as a general question, Is celebrating new year Haraam? According to some Christians it's not from Christianity but rather from the ancient pagan religion, and they said it's also linked to Christmas, but which some Christians don't celebrate due to it being from pagan origin. When I told some Muslims this, they said that how is it haraam when even Muslim countries celebrate New Year's day, and in Islam we celebrate by fasting. (i.e. in Muharram). They also commented that New Year has nothing to do with religious activity. Is it haraam?
Answer
Celebrating new year's eve/ day is HARAAM. A Muslim of sound and healthy Imaan does not require much intelligence to understand the evil of kuffaar celebrations. What happens in Muslim countries nowadays is the religion of shaitaan. Muharram celebrations are also haraam. Fasting on the 10th and 11th Muharram is not celebrating. It is only an act of ibaadat which has no relationship whatsoever with any celebration.
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