Is Christmas Haram? Being Muslim in a Non-Muslim Family

Every year, the Is Christmas haram? debates happen full force. Whether you’re a convert to Islam or not, we hope you find the following resources helpful.

Is Christmas Haram? What about Thanksgiving and Other Festivals?

• Giving & Recieving Christmas Gifts
• Attending Christmas Festivities of One’s Non-Muslim Family
• Muslims Having Christmas Trees
• Partaking in a Thanksgiving Dinner: Permitted or Not?
• Why Halloween Should Be Off The Cards
• Sending kids out on Halloween

Friendship, Kinship and Family ties

• Should Converts Break Ties With Non-Muslim Family Members
• Are Non-Muslims Our Brothers, as Mentioned in the Hadith?
• Is Backbiting a Non-Muslim Permissible?
• Can husband ban my children and I from relations with non-Muslim sister?
• Worried About Sister’s Bad Influence on my Child
• Can I Eat Permissible Food Prepared by a Non-Muslim?
• A Convert Dealing with Non-Muslim Parents
• Leaving Children with Non-Muslim Grandparents
• Should I Let My Daughter Spend Time With Her Non-Muslim Father?
• Is it Haram to Befriend Non-Muslims?
• Friendship With Non-Muslims: Explaining Verse 5:51
• What is the Best Approach to Take in Convert Marriage Issues?
• Maintaining Family Ties & Obeying Parents
• Dealing With Non-Muslim Parents (II)
• Can I See My Non Muslim Family Without the Permission of My Husband?
• Should I Maintain Ties With Family Who Openly Sin or Shun Them?
• My Non-Muslim Parents Get Upset When I Wear the Hijab
• Dealing With Non-Muslim In-laws Who Dislike Muslims
• How Should I Interact With Non-Mahram (Marriageable) Males?
• Can One Love a Disbeliever?

Beliefs & Customs

• Are Dishes in Which Pork and Other Haram Food was Eaten Made Pure Just By Washing?
• Can I Give Alcohol I Have Found to Non-Muslims?
• Can We Share Our ‘Aqiqa Meat With Non-Muslim Neighbors?
• Obeying the Law of the Land in the West
• Uncovering In Front of Non-Muslim’s of Unmarriageable Kin (mahram)
• A Hadith on the Rights of Non-Muslims in a Muslim State
• What Is the Islamic Understanding of Maryam, the Mother of Prophet Jesus?
• Is It Permissible to Reply to a Non-Muslim’s Sneeze With “Bless You”?
• What Role Does Culture Play in Islam?
• Denim Clothing, Saris, and Imitating the Unbelievers

Death and the Afterlife

• How to Deal With a Non-Muslim Relative’s Death
• Can We Pray for Non-Muslims Who Passed Away?
• Are Non-Muslims Who Lived Good Lives Condemned to Hell?
• What is the Fate of Non-Muslims in the Afterlife?
• Is a Memorial Service for a Non-Muslim Permissible in Islam?
• What Is the Proper Etiquette in Giving Condolences to the Family of a Non-Muslim?
• Universal Validity of Religions and the Issue of Takfir