should you give Muslim neighbours a Christmas card?

[grannyinapram]

YABU
you shouldn't as they don't celebrate
YANBU
you should or else its excluding them

If I generally gave out Xmas cards then sure, I'd include them.

I give my Hindu friend a Xmas card abd gift and she buys my kids gifts, I get her and her dad a Diwali gift too.

I live in a Muslim country. Went to the mall today to top up the freezer & it is absolutely bloody resplendent. PTA at the school I teach at are very sad on whatsapp that they decorated the whole campus & then school closed (hopping with corona) the next day so kids won't get to enjoy it.

Cards are not particularly a thing here, but Christmas is categorically not 'haram'. It's enthusiastically celebrated.

Send they a card OP. It's Christmas! Everybody's welcome!

Tomorrow I am giving DD's Muslim key worker some chocolates and a Christmas card. I said something along the lines of "if you don't celebrate, enjoy the break". I chose a card that wasn't religious.

Everyone likes chocolate and if she doesn't, it's easily passed on!

Didn't occur to me not to thank her in some way!

Apparently unlike many on the thread, I have several Muslim acquaintances and friends who don’t ‘do’ Christmas, and open their family businesses as usual on Christmas Day. I don’t send them cards, but we often exchange food. Other friends I do send cards to.

I don’t think the first group would be in the least offended at being sent cards by other people, but I think they’d probably find it slightly odd from someone who knew them well, the way an atheist of Christian heritage might find it slightly strange to get a Diwali card.

Only in England

I sent my muslim friend a christmas card, just like I wish her Eid Mubarak. It's about passing on good wishes and kind thoughts.

After this year I'd have thought everyone would appreciate extra good thoughts and good will regardless of faith or even absence of it. I have scaled back Christmas cards over recent years but have actually sent more this year to more distant relatives and friends just to check in that they are in our thoughts.

the way an atheist of Christian heritage might find it slightly strange to get a Diwali card.

That's me you're describing. I wouldn't find it odd, I'd be delighted and display it prominently.

What do you mean only in England

Some of my muslim (and other religions) friends dont mind receiving xmas cards but I always check first as I don't wish to offend.
One of our new colleagues is Muslim and I haven't had a chance to find out about her preference so I was thinking just to give her a "happy new year" card and a box of chocolate for her family instead.

No you shouldn't send them a card - not because they are Muslim but because you know 'rona and all that. Is it really a good idea for people to be sending bits of card that they've sat and breathed over before sticking in an envelope that they then proceed to lick and deposit saliva over, before shoving into their vulnerable elderly neighbours letterbox for them to open moments later?
You can just imagine some dimwit, bored during their 2 weeks isolation to spend it writing their xmas cards and licking envelopes and then going for a wee walk to get some fresh air, because it will do them good, and deliver them- but it's ok I didn't go near anybody

But other than that, it would be rude to exclude them.

I'm a Muslim, born and raised in the UK. Send Xmas cards and always have done. Don't really send Eid cards as it's not a significant part of how Eid is celebrated. Don't think they do Eid cards at all in my immigrant DF's home country, it's not part of the culture, so Eid card and Xmas card aren't proper equivalents anyway.

Some of my muslim (and other religions) friends dont mind receiving xmas cards but I always check first as I don't wish to offend.

Will people please stop with this stupid tabloid shit.

Offend?? Really??

What on earth is offensive about being included in someone else's religious or cultural celebration?

Do you have any idea how insulting it must be to think people feel they should tread on eggshells over simply popping a card in a letterbox?

I would. I give my Jewish neighbours a card and they are usually first to give us one! A lot of the Jewish kids in my form have trees up. I know, not Muslim, but being neighbourly is not based on religion.

Yeah I know Worra but I find it especially irritating hearing utter shite from people who dont even have a clue about standard british muslim culture and i've had it with racist americans today infesting every crevice of culture, even in the comments of my soviet film earlier there was some arsehole whining about 'leftists' being nasty to ben Shapiro. Its unavoidable.

I've done one for my Muslim neighbours. Just the old "seasons greetings ", see you in the spring kind of thing.

I have a Muslim sister in law (I am not Muslim). We exchange cards for both Eid and Christmas. She cooks for Eid and we are always invited. I cook for Christmas and she always comes to us. Its great!

if they give you food gifts on their festivals, you should reasonably give them mince pies or something equivalent on yours. The card may not be usual for them, but it is usual for you.

I had a friend who followed the (I believe) American custom of giving "Happy Holidays" cards since he did not celebrate Christmas himself and it saved him wondering which of his colleagues did.

I'm a Muslim and I'd say leave it. Saves money and one less environmental thing even if it's small.
Although many don't believe in God but celebrate rage Christmas as a family event, many do believe in it and for Muslims we avoid it because of the belief that Jesus is not God or God's son.
Just be friendly neighbours. That means the most. ❤️

I live in an ethnic area (Indian/Pakistani) and the houses are well decorated with trees, flashing lights and so on. They celebrate Christmas for their children and as a family occasion. If I pass some Moslem neighbours when I know its Eid I wish them happy Eid and they say thank you. I would give them a generic seasons greetings card with a nice hand written (non religious) message inside if you have that kind of relationship with your neighbours.

Speak for yourself, @babba2014. I'm a Muslim.and bloody love Christmas, I send out Christmas cards every single year and love receiving them, I love all the religious cards too! No one in my family avoids it either. Have had our wonderful Christmas tree up since Dec 2nd too. Merry Christmas, all!

I had a chat with a bloke once who said Jesus was one of Muslim prophets so he celebrated Christmas. Not sure how religious he was though

I do hair and makeup and live in quite a Muslim area so get to see inside loads of houses. Lots of Muslims have more decorations than we do. I don't think they would be offended at all actually.

I don't celebrate Christmas but not be offended by anything given with good intentions.