Ruling on putting Christmas tree to attract customers

15-12-2009 | IslamWeb

Question:

I own a shop in a foreign country. Is it permissible to put a Christmas tree in the shop for the purpose of decoration and to attract customers? May Allaah reward you.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

It is not permissible for you to put a Christmas tree in your shop because this entails displaying the rituals of disbelief and imitating the disbelievers. The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: "Whoever imitates a people belongs to them." [Ahmad and Abu Daawood] It should be noted that whoever leaves something for the sake of Allaah, Allaah will compensate him with something better. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And whoever is pious to Allaah, He will make for him (a way) of going out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect.} [Quran 65:2-3]

Allaah Knows best.