Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and blessings and peace be
upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.
It is forbidden for people to celebrate birthdays, as this is an
imitation of disbelievers because Muslims didn't know this custom
before. It came from the disbelievers as it is one of their customs.
And, the Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
ordered us to disagree with them. This is made evident from many sound
Hadith. Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said
also:"
Whoever imitates some people, he is one of them".
Narrated by Abu Dawood from Ibn Omar.
And Allah knows best.
