Do not say “Ramadhaan Kareem”

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Question: The questioner says, regarding the saying “Ramadhaan Kareem”, is al-Kareem not Allaah?

Response: This has no basis.

Their saying:

“Ramadhaan Kareem”

– does not have any basis.

As for [saying]:

“Ramadhaan Shareef”
“Ramadhaan Mubaarak”
“Ramadhaan ‘Adheem”

– these descriptions are mentioned in ahaadeeth;

“‘Adheem”
“Mubaarak”
“Shareef”

– [there is] no harm [in saying these].

As for

“Kareem”

– [then] I do not know [anything] of its origin.

Yes.


Translation originally published on 10 March, 2024.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004. He currently resides in Birmingham, UK.

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