EXPLODING FIRECRACKERS

Exploding firecrackers is not the action of a good Muslim because a good Muslim spends his life according to the commandments of Allah Ta’ala. Lighting firecrackers is a way of disobeying Allah Ta’ala. A person is no longer a good Muslim when he disobeys Allah Ta’ala.

Lighting firecrackers is a waste. Allah Ta’ala said that those who waste are the brothers of Shaitaan. By lighting firecrackers, a person allies with the Shaitaan. He who is allied with Shaitaan is far from Allah Ta’ala. There is nothing worse than being far from Allah Ta’ala.

By lighting firecrackers, a person disturbs his neighbours and makes those who are already in pain even more uncomfortable. Such a person is a Zaalim and he is exposed to Divine wrath. Is there a more miserable life than living in Divine wrath?

According to a Hadith, Rasulullah‎ (Sallallaahu A'laihi Wasallam)‎ said that a true Muslim is one who does not harm others. By lighting firecrackers, a person disqualifies himself from being a real Muslim due to causing disturbance to Muslims like him.

It is useless to have fun with firecrackers. It only hurts others and it exhausts the money that you have acquired with so much effort. You can relieve someone from his suffering with that money with which you will extinguish the flame of your unjustified desire. No doubt, your brother and your sister who suffer deserve that money more. By sacrificing a little by resisting this bad desire, you and your family will be successful in Dunya and Aakhirah.

So, lighting firecrackers is the work of Shaitaan and not of a Muslim!

[English version of "Sonne pétard" – Al Jamiat – Vol.2 No.13]