Dr. Kamilin Jamilin explains the Islamic perspective on wearing Santa Claus attire, emphasizing the importance of respecting religious boundaries while promoting tolerance and harmony.
Christmas , celebrated by Christians on December 25th, was recently observed with festivities. Many shopping malls decked their exteriors with artificial snow and Christmas trees, some even employing staff in Santa Claus costumes to attract customers. However, this raises a question for Muslim employees: is it permissible to wear Santa Claus attire? In a TikTok video (@drkamilinjamilin), Dr.
Kamilin Jamilin, an independent preacher, clarifies that Muslims are prohibited from wearing Santa hats or costumes due to their symbolic connection to Christianity. He emphasizes that while Islam promotes tolerance and harmony with other faiths, there are specific matters of faith that Islam strongly emphasizes. He states that Islam does not allow Muslims to wear clothing that symbolizes other religions, but there is no issue with wearing traditional attire from other cultures as Islam does not discriminate based on ethnicity. However, Islam takes a stricter stance on religious symbols to prevent Muslims from imitating other faiths. This prohibition is rooted in several hadiths of Prophet Muhammad SAW, which also forbid wearing clothing resembling symbols of other religions. Hadis Riwayat Muslim specifically mentions the Prophet’s prohibition of this practice after observing a companion wearing clothes of a color resembling symbols of another religion
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