Can a Muslim wish Christians Merry Christmas?

jpnn.com, JAKARTA – The controversy over whether or not a Muslim can wish Christians a Merry Christmas always appears before and on December 25 of each year.

Those who disagree with a Muslim gift a Merry Christmas to Christians, due to their strong faith in certain propositions that do not allow the greeting to be delivered.

While others did not care at all and continued to broadcast Christmas greetings for the sake of a word of tolerance.

The various arguments, both for and against, are actually so strong that they do not need to be questioned, inviting constant commotion and debate.

This difference of opinion is closely related to istinbath al-hukmi, so commenting on the law of Christmas greetings is good if you use the fiqh perspective, which is also associated with faith and morals.

MUI Research and Study Commission member Tata Septayuda Purnama said that basically the argument from the Quran and Sunnah does not specifically regulate the law of Christmas greetings.

This is because, in the Quran and Sunnah, it is not specifically mentioned whether or not Christmas greetings should be transmitted.

This controversy actually only emerged later in the contemporary era when many Muslim communities wanted to participate in transmitting their tolerant attitude to their fellow Christians.