Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

Fatwa.. Celebrating Valentine ’s Day


express his feelings

Thu 26 Jan 2023 | 02:19 PM
Dar Al-Iftaa
Dar Al-Iftaa
Mohamed mandour

The Egyptian Dar al-Iftaa answers readers' questions in various life fatwas. We publish for you on See the questions and answers.

I read on the internet and watched on TV that many traditional- minded people are totally against Valentine’s Day. On the other hand, others who are not so traditional maintain that present day celebrations of Valentine’s Day are not associated with Christianity and that if a Muslim celebrates the day in compliance with Islamic

teachings, such as by a man giving a rose to his wife to express his feelings, then it is not prohibited. Is this opinion correct according to Islam?

Answer

Such kinds of celebrations have become social occasions. Therefore, there is no objection to participating in them provided one does not contradict the teachings of Islam.

It is lawful to specify a day for renewing love between spouses and there is nothing in Islamic law to prohibit this. However, this occasion must not be called a ‘feast day’ but ‘day of love’.

And God Almighty knows best..