GREETINGS HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO NON-MUSLIMS

Abstract

The relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims in history has been exemplified by the Prophet Muhammad and Muslims with Christians and Jews in Medina. This is part of Islam's recognition of followers of other religions and the Prophet did not coerce his preaching. Because Islam did not come to kill and destroy other religions, but followers of other religions can live side by side and work together. This paper wants to provide views on the attitude of a Muslim in interacting in social life, including how to respond to differences. One example is how a Muslim responds to differences in beliefs by conveying Happy Holidays to non-Muslims. Amid the life of pluralism with a variety of religious, ethnic, cultural and so forth. So that raises the question of how the law says or conveys congratulations on the big day to non-Muslims. The polemic arose when approaching the celebration of non-Muslim holidays in Indonesia. The first opinion, according to Al-Utsaimin, is that congratulating them is forbidden, it is the same whether they (infidels) are involved in business with someone (Muslim) or not. The second, according to Yusuf Qardawi, is that if you are honored with an honor, then repay that honor with something better than him, or repay that honor. However, Sheikh Yusuf AI-Qaradawi explicitly stated that it is not lawful for a Muslim to participate in religious rituals and celebrations that belong specifically to other religions.