Ruling on celebrating the teacher's day
Q: Every year I receive gifts on the occasion of the teacher's day from some female students, and really I do not know the ruling on this. Kindly give me the ruling on this? May Allah bless you.
A: The teacher's day has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law). There are no feasts for us except those that are well-known, which are `Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast), `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice), the days of Mina (one of the sacred sites where Hajj rites are performed) are days of festivities and the day of `Arafah, which constitutes the gathering of the Muslims. As for the teacher's day or birthdays every year; all this has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law). There are no feasts except the Islamically permitted ones which are well-known. A feast is that which comes and is repeated monthly, weekly, or annually. Whoever celebrates events different from this on the occasion of a child's birthday or for either a male or female teacher that has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law) commits Bid`ah (innovation in Islam). As for gifts, do not accept them. Tell your students that it is inappropriate and that there should not be a teacher's day.
(Part No. 3; Page No. 112)
Q: Every year I receive gifts on the occasion of the teacher's day from some female students, and really I do not know the ruling on this. Kindly give me the ruling on this? May Allah bless you.
A: The teacher's day has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law). There are no feasts for us except those that are well-known, which are `Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast), `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice), the days of Mina (one of the sacred sites where Hajj rites are performed) are days of festivities and the day of `Arafah, which constitutes the gathering of the Muslims. As for the teacher's day or birthdays every year; all this has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law). There are no feasts except the Islamically permitted ones which are well-known. A feast is that which comes and is repeated monthly, weekly, or annually. Whoever celebrates events different from this on the occasion of a child's birthday or for either a male or female teacher that has no basis in Shari`ah (Islamic law) commits Bid`ah (innovation in Islam). As for gifts, do not accept them. Tell your students that it is inappropriate and that there should not be a teacher's day.
(Part No. 3; Page No. 112)
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