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Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],

Why comments are disabled? read EDIT 2 (at the bottom)

Aprils Fool’s Day, known for “All Fools’ Day”, is celebrated annually in the beginning of each April, where people anticipate playing practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. It is an odd celebration with a strange and uncertain history.
April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks, and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.

Origins
Once upon a time, back in 16th-century France, before computers, people celebrated New Year's Day on March 25, the advent of spring. It was a festive time. They partied steadily until April 1. In 1564, when the calendar reformed and became Gregorian, under the influence of Pope Gregory, King Charles IX proclaimed, perhaps pompously, that New Year's Day should be celebrated on January 1st instead of in the spring. Diehard conservatives resisted the change (or perhaps didn't hear about it due to the absence of e-mail) and continued to celebrate New Year's from March 25 to April 1. During this period of spring festivity, the more flexible French mocked the rigid revelers by sending them foolish gifts and invitations to nonexistent parties. The victim of an April Fools' Day prank was called a "Poisson d 'Avril," or an "April Fish," because at that time of year, the sun was leaving the zodiacal sign of Pisces.
April Fools' Day hit its stride (avoiding the banana peel) in England in the 18th century, and was brought to colonial America by the English, Scottish, and French.
French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered. In Scotland it’s known for “Gowkie Day”, and the following day, victims are pinned on their backs signs reading “kick me”.

Misfortunes of “Prankism”
It is quite evident that a lot of peoples from different cultures, Islamic or non-Islamic, do enjoy celebrating this day, especially the funkiest ones.
It is indeed important to spread laughter and lightness; however, it should not grow in a soil full of warms of “lies” and “fabrication”, which will definitely cause negative results.

It is quite important to know that even though the intention behind this action is sound and deeply desirable, it is still considered as sprouting from a “mixed”, unclear and grey intention that has the desire to mislead.
“Prankism” is part and parcel of laughter, and we love watching some pompous person get taken down a peg or two in a humorous fashion. But in real life, a practical joke, when played with cruel and malicious intent by cruel and malicious people, has a very high chance of going horribly wrong.

These are examples of some April Fools pranks that went very wrong:

a- In one tragic April Fools' case, an employer reportedly thought it would be funny to shoot a worker with a high-powered hose, resulting in serious bodily injury to the worker. A separate April Fools' incident was investigated as second-degree assault after someone spread superglue on a toilet at Wal-Mart, resulting in injuries to an unsuspecting patron.

b- Randy Wood pranked his ex-wife in 2004 by asking her to come over so he could show her something.
When she arrived at his house, Woods appeared to be hanging from a tree in his front yard (he was actually being held by a safety harness).
His unknowing ex-wife dialed 911 before he could reveal the gag. Wood was fined $1,000 and jailed for a year.

c- Two teenagers decided it would be funny to cover a stop sign in plastic wrap. They even bragged about it on their Facebook page.
Then at 4 in the afternoon on a road in Circleville, Ohio, an 80-year-old woman named Jeanne Shea drove through the intersection without stopping. Another car smashed into her. The passenger, her 85-year-old sister Mary Spangler, was killed, and Ms. Shea may have to have her leg amputated.
The young men, Derek W. Greenlee, 18, and Seth R. Stonerock, 19, were found after people read their Facebook posts and reported them to the police. They were charged with manslaughter.
* source: Internet

What does Islam say about April Fools Day?
Telling lies is bad conduct. It is not proper for righteous people and true Muslims; rather, it is a sign of hypocrisy, as the Prophet -peace be upon him- said, “The hypocrite has three characteristics: he tells lies, breaks his promise, and breaches the trust”. the Prophet -peace be upon him- warned against lying for the purpose of entertaining people. He said, “Woe on anyone who speaks to entertain the people by lying, woe on him, woe on him…”
Several Prophetic hadiths warned the Muslims against frightening others seriously or jokingly.

Consequently, lying is forbidden in any form, and on this occasion (April Fools’ Day) it is forbidden for four reasons:
1. The prohibition of lying which is confirmed by the Qur’an and the Sunnah,
2. The unwarranted grief or fear it may bring on a person or his entire family, even if only for one hour,
3. The betrayal of trust it entails,
4. The emulation of a silly custom that is not ours, that of lying.
Sometimes the idea of telling a lie on this day may be obnoxious to the whole society, not only to a person.

Based on Islamic teachings and the opinions of the scholars, true Muslims shouldn't lie, make pranks to laugh at people or put people in embarrassing situations. therefore, Muslims should avoid participate in anything related to April Fools Day.

It is agreed upon by all religions and sound minds that truthfulness is a virtue and lying is a vice. To tell the truth, your words should reflect reality; to tell a lie is to contradict what you are actually saying or doing. The worst kind of lying in sayings is perjury and in deeds it is hypocrisy.

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I hope this was beneficial.

EDIT 1:
Some people seemed to dislike the serious expression on the boy's face. so I made him smiling.

EDIT 2:
Several commentors seemed upset because I am talking about a side of Islam which rejects their customs and beliefs. they appear to only want me to talk about what pleases them and when I talk about differences between Islam and their beliefs, they call me aggressor. in spite of all the happy and cheerful drawings in my gallery, these people say that all my latest drawings are angry and spread negativity.
In my articles and artworks, I present Islam the way I learned it. I present similarities between Islam and other beliefs and I also present differences. If a non-Muslim has the right to voice his opinion by pointing out an Islamic custom and disagreeing with it, then I, as a Muslim, have the same right to voice my opinion by pointing out a non-Islamic custom and disagreeing with it. I'm not attacking people's customs, I am merely presenting Islamic point of view so that people learn and benefit. I am not telling people what they should do or what they shouldn't. I am merely telling people what Islam teach Muslims to do and what it teaches them to avoid.
Therefore, I'm not interested to hear such nonsensical critiques. I'm blocking comments here because they became ridiculously annoying.

If I'm right, it's from the God Almighty. If I'm wrong, it's from myself.

Description
Assalaamu alaikum [peace be to you],

Why comments are disabled? read EDIT 2 (at the bottom)

Aprils Fool’s Day, known for “All Fools’ Day”, is celebrated annually in the beginning of each April, where people anticipate playing practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. It is an odd celebration with a strange and uncertain history.
April Fools' Day is observed throughout the Western world. Practices include sending someone on a "fool's errand," looking for things that don't exist; playing pranks, and trying to get people to believe ridiculous things.

Origins
Once upon a time, back in 16th-century France, before computers, people celebrated New Year's Day on March 25, the advent of spring. It was a festive time. They partied steadily until April 1. In 1564, when the calendar reformed and became Gregorian, under the influence of Pope Gregory, King Charles IX proclaimed, perhaps pompously, that New Year's Day should be celebrated on January 1st instead of in the spring. Diehard conservatives resisted the change (or perhaps didn't hear about it due to the absence of e-mail) and continued to celebrate New Year's from March 25 to April 1. During this period of spring festivity, the more flexible French mocked the rigid revelers by sending them foolish gifts and invitations to nonexistent parties. The victim of an April Fools' Day prank was called a "Poisson d 'Avril," or an "April Fish," because at that time of year, the sun was leaving the zodiacal sign of Pisces.
April Fools' Day hit its stride (avoiding the banana peel) in England in the 18th century, and was brought to colonial America by the English, Scottish, and French.
French children sometimes tape a picture of a fish on the back of their schoolmates, crying "Poisson d'Avril" when the prank is discovered. In Scotland it’s known for “Gowkie Day”, and the following day, victims are pinned on their backs signs reading “kick me”.

Misfortunes of “Prankism”
It is quite evident that a lot of peoples from different cultures, Islamic or non-Islamic, do enjoy celebrating this day, especially the funkiest ones.
It is indeed important to spread laughter and lightness; however, it should not grow in a soil full of warms of “lies” and “fabrication”, which will definitely cause negative results.

It is quite important to know that even though the intention behind this action is sound and deeply desirable, it is still considered as sprouting from a “mixed”, unclear and grey intention that has the desire to mislead.
“Prankism” is part and parcel of laughter, and we love watching some pompous person get taken down a peg or two in a humorous fashion. But in real life, a practical joke, when played with cruel and malicious intent by cruel and malicious people, has a very high chance of going horribly wrong.

These are examples of some April Fools pranks that went very wrong:

a- In one tragic April Fools' case, an employer reportedly thought it would be funny to shoot a worker with a high-powered hose, resulting in serious bodily injury to the worker. A separate April Fools' incident was investigated as second-degree assault after someone spread superglue on a toilet at Wal-Mart, resulting in injuries to an unsuspecting patron.

b- Randy Wood pranked his ex-wife in 2004 by asking her to come over so he could show her something.
When she arrived at his house, Woods appeared to be hanging from a tree in his front yard (he was actually being held by a safety harness).
His unknowing ex-wife dialed 911 before he could reveal the gag. Wood was fined $1,000 and jailed for a year.

c- Two teenagers decided it would be funny to cover a stop sign in plastic wrap. They even bragged about it on their Facebook page.
Then at 4 in the afternoon on a road in Circleville, Ohio, an 80-year-old woman named Jeanne Shea drove through the intersection without stopping. Another car smashed into her. The passenger, her 85-year-old sister Mary Spangler, was killed, and Ms. Shea may have to have her leg amputated.
The young men, Derek W. Greenlee, 18, and Seth R. Stonerock, 19, were found after people read their Facebook posts and reported them to the police. They were charged with manslaughter.
* source: Internet

What does Islam say about April Fools Day?
Telling lies is bad conduct. It is not proper for righteous people and true Muslims; rather, it is a sign of hypocrisy, as the Prophet -peace be upon him- said, “The hypocrite has three characteristics: he tells lies, breaks his promise, and breaches the trust”. the Prophet -peace be upon him- warned against lying for the purpose of entertaining people. He said, “Woe on anyone who speaks to entertain the people by lying, woe on him, woe on him…”
Several Prophetic hadiths warned the Muslims against frightening others seriously or jokingly.

Consequently, lying is forbidden in any form, and on this occasion (April Fools’ Day) it is forbidden for four reasons:
1. The prohibition of lying which is confirmed by the Qur’an and the Sunnah,
2. The unwarranted grief or fear it may bring on a person or his entire family, even if only for one hour,
3. The betrayal of trust it entails,
4. The emulation of a silly custom that is not ours, that of lying.
Sometimes the idea of telling a lie on this day may be obnoxious to the whole society, not only to a person.

Based on Islamic teachings and the opinions of the scholars, true Muslims shouldn't lie, make pranks to laugh at people or put people in embarrassing situations. therefore, Muslims should avoid participate in anything related to April Fools Day.

It is agreed upon by all religions and sound minds that truthfulness is a virtue and lying is a vice. To tell the truth, your words should reflect reality; to tell a lie is to contradict what you are actually saying or doing. The worst kind of lying in sayings is perjury and in deeds it is hypocrisy.

from: [link] , [link] and [link]

I hope this was beneficial.

EDIT 1:
Some people seemed to dislike the serious expression on the boy's face. so I made him smiling.

EDIT 2:
Several commentors seemed upset because I am talking about a side of Islam which rejects their customs and beliefs. they appear to only want me to talk about what pleases them and when I talk about differences between Islam and their beliefs, they call me aggressor. in spite of all the happy and cheerful drawings in my gallery, these people say that all my latest drawings are angry and spread negativity.
In my articles and artworks, I present Islam the way I learned it. I present similarities between Islam and other beliefs and I also present differences. If a non-Muslim has the right to voice his opinion by pointing out an Islamic custom and disagreeing with it, then I, as a Muslim, have the same right to voice my opinion by pointing out a non-Islamic custom and disagreeing with it. I'm not attacking people's customs, I am merely presenting Islamic point of view so that people learn and benefit. I am not telling people what they should do or what they shouldn't. I am merely telling people what Islam teach Muslims to do and what it teaches them to avoid.
Therefore, I'm not interested to hear such nonsensical critiques. I'm blocking comments here because they became ridiculously annoying.

If I'm right, it's from the God Almighty. If I'm wrong, it's from myself.