Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries

Question: What is the ruling regarding celebrating children’s birthdays or marriage anniversaries?

Response: There are no (legislated) celebrations in Islaam except the day of Jumu’ah which is the ‘Eed of the week, and the first day of Shawwaal is the day of ‘Eed al-Fitr and the tenth day of Dhul-Hijjah is the day of ‘Eed al-Adhaa. And often the day of ‘Arafah is called ‘Eed for the people of ‘Arafah (the ones performing Hajj) and the days of Tashreeq (11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul-Hijjah) are also the days of ‘Eed following on from ‘Eed al-Adhaa.

As for birthdays of people or children or marriage anniversaries and the like, then all of these have not been legislated and are an innovation.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
al-Bid’u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa Asla lahu – Page 224;

Fataawa fadheelatush-Shaykh Muhammad as-Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen – Volume 2, Page 302

 

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