Wishing Christians ‘Merry Christmas’ is a sin, worse than murder – Islamic cleric, Zakir
An international orator on Islam and comparative religion, Dr Zakir Naik, on Christmas Day warned Muslims against sending wishes to Christians as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Islamic scholar categorically stated that it was a sin for Muslim folks to wish Christians ‘Merry Christmas.’
On his Twitter handle @DrZakirNaikFC, he wrote: “Wishing Merry Christmas to Christians is worse evil, worse than fornication or murder.
“Please avoid it my dear Muslims. It’s a big sin. Retweet and spread the message.
“I hope no Muslim wishes or updates any status on Christmas because celebrating Christmas is against Islam, against Allah, against Prophet Mohammed [saw] so be aware of that very big sin.”
Salman Ali, I’ve read a lot about Islam
Answered Dec 28, 2016
Depends on who you ask. Traditional Islamic clergy will tell you:
It’s forbidden for Muslims to celebrate Christmas and participate in Christmas parties and proceedings.
It’s forbidden for Muslims to say Merry Christmas for zillions of reasons.
Committing any of the above sins may very well amount to infidelity and you may not remain a Muslim anymore.
You may only utter the words Merry Christmas if there is a possibility that Christians will hate you for not saying it.
Now, there are two types of Muslims. One who eat up the above uber-religious rhetoric and one who don’t give a single fuck about it. I belong to the latter and many share that sentiment.
I don’t believe that couple of words are going to offend my God especially when I’m using those words to spread some love and happiness among his beloved creation.
So yeah, Merry Christmas! and Happy Holidays! from me. Have a blast.
