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| Fatwa ID: | 77230 |
| Title: | Should I accept a Christmas gift from my sister? |
| Category: | Family and Personal Affairs |
| Scholar: | Dr. Main Khalid Al-Qudah |
| Date: | 12/24/2008 |
Assalam alaikum,
My sister sent me a gift card a day before Christmas saying that she donated farm animals to needy people on my behalf, which is a very kind gesture, so now I don't know what to do. Communication between us is extremely limited, so although I feel I should just ignore it because of its relation to Christmas, I'm afraid she'll get the wrong impression if I don't say anything at all. Should I thank her for the kind gesture, but ask her not to send Christmas gifts because we are Muslim and we don't celebrate Christmas, or should I just thank her, or what exactly? Or should I just ignore it?
Jazakum Allah khair for your time and advice.
You should thank her very much for the nice gesture, accept her Christmas gifts and thank her again for that, since accepting her Christmas gifts does not necessarily mean that you approve of celebrating or even believing in Christmas as a holiday.
At the same time, it would be a nice gesture on your part to give her gifts for Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha.