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Is Celebrating New Year Haram?

Quick answer Scholars differ

Many scholars discourage celebrating New Year as a festival, and parties with alcohol and mixing are clearly avoided. Others see watching fireworks or a quiet family evening as harmless, since the date itself has no religious meaning in the UK today.

Also asked as: “Can Muslims celebrate New Year's Eve?” · “Is it haram to watch New Year fireworks?”

What is avoided

Alcohol, nightclubs and free mixing are not allowed on any night.

Where scholars differ

Some treat any annual celebration from outside Islam as imitation. Others allow neutral customs such as watching fireworks.

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve in the UK is a secular date, but the evening is built around parties and alcohol. Scholars who discourage it do so for those reasons and for the idea of copying others' festivals.

The Islamic new year is on 1 Muharram, and the hijri calendar moves around the Gregorian year. Many Muslims mark it with reflection, not celebration.

Written and checked by

Hafiz Nasir Mehmood

Quran HafizIslamic researcher

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