the pleasure of Allah Almighty. May Allah Almighty give us the Taufeeq to do this.

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

Sadqah mujhay sarkar nawasoon ka ata ho

Aghyar kay tukroon say Shahanshah bacha lo

(Wasail-e-Bakhshish, murammam, pp. 307)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! We are hearing about the wrong customs and traditions found in society and their destructions. Generally, on occasions of grief and joy, some foolish people exceed the limits in carrying out un-Islamic traditions and observing the special days of non-Muslims. The entire world could shift, cyclones, storms, floods and earthquakes can strike, the law can come into action, yet they are still not prepared to move even an inch away from their impermissible traditions and from observing the celebrations of the non-Muslims. If someone was to try to rectify them and inform them of the religious and worldly harms of these vices, they reply by saying that these are our family traditions and have been taking place since the time of our forefathers, so we will never leave those customs. Remember! It is not a sign of wisdom to make the actions of one’s family proof for impermissible customs, rather, this is clear opposition to the Shari’ah.

Advice for those who observe impermissible customs at times of grief and joy

It is written in Tafseer Siraat-ul-Jinaan: those people who observe un-Islamic traditions on occasions of sadness and joy should